overstrain
overstrain · overstrains · overstrained · overstraining
überlasten, überfordern
To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imaginationTo subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.
Meaning
1 sensesTo subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.
überlasten, überfordern
More definitions
- strain excessively
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
subject to an excessive demand:
Origin
From over- + strain.From over- + strain.
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Forms
overstrains, overstraining, overstrained, overstrained| Base form | overstrain · to overstrain |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overstrains |
| Present participle | overstraining |
| Past simple | overstrained |
| Past participle | overstrained |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- strain excessively:overextend
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle