verb · intransitive · rare

overstretch

overstretch · overstretches · overstretched · overstretching

To stretch too farTo stretch too far.

» Tom overstretches himself. He seldom rests from work.

Meaning

2 senses

To stretch too far.
To stretch over something.

More definitions

strain abnormally

Examples

1 sentences

Tom overstretches himself. He seldom rests from work.
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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English overstrecchen, corresponding to over- + stretch. Compare Dutch overstr

From Middle English overstrecchen, corresponding to over- + stretch. Compare Dutch overstrekken (“to overstretch”), German überstrecken (“to overstretch”).

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Forms

overstretches, overstretching, overstretched, overstretched

Base form	overstretch · to overstretch
3rd person singular	overstretches
Present participle	overstretching
Past simple	overstretched
Past participle	overstretched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	overstretch
he, she, it	overstretches

Past simpleLesson

all persons

overstretched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have overstretched
he, she, it	has overstretched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will overstretch

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

strain abnormally:pull

Word family

1 related words

Derivedoverstretched

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