Meaning

1 senses

  1. To supply more than is needed.

    supply with an excess of

Examples

2 sentences

  1. We have an oversupply of clothing.

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  2. There is a chronic oversupply of rice in Japan.

    deIn Japan gibt es eine stetige Überversorgung mit Reis. — xtofu80

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Forms

oversupplies, oversupplying, oversupplied, oversupplied
Base formoversupply · to oversupply
3rd person singularoversupplies
Present participleoversupplying
Past simpleoversupplied
Past participleoversupplied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoversupply
he, she, itoversupplies

Past simpleLesson

all personsoversupplied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave oversupplied
he, she, ithas oversupplied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill oversupply

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overstayoverstepB2overtovertakeB2
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