overwork
To make work too hardTo make (someone or something) work too hard.
» He died from overwork.
Er starb an Arbeitsüberlastung.
Er starb an Überanstrengung.
Он умер от переутомления на работе.
Он умер от переутомления.
Він помер він надмірної праці.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To make (someone or something) work too hard.
to overwork a horse
work excessively hard
(intransitive)To work too hard.
sich überarbeiten
перетружда́тьсяperetruždátʹsja, перетруди́тьсяperetrudítʹsja
use too much
(transitive)To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.
(transitive)To decorate all over.
Examples
76 sentencesHe died from overwork.
Він помер він надмірної праці.
ruОн умер от переутомления на работе.
deEr starb an Arbeitsüberlastung.
She was worn out from overwork.
ruОна была измотана сверхурочной работой.
I think that Tom is overworked.
He's suffering from the effects of overwork.
deEr leidet an den Auswirkungen der Arbeitsüberlastung.
Tom's father died from overwork three years ago.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlaFrom Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”).
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Forms
overworks, overworking, overworked, overworked| Base form | overwork · to overwork |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overworks |
| Present participle | overworking |
| Past simple | overworked |
| Past participle | overworked |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- work excessively hard:exploit
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle