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Definition of overreach verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

overreach

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈritʃ//

[transitive, intransitive] overreach (yourself)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overreach

he / she / it overreaches

past simple overreached

-ing form overreaching

to fail by trying to achieve more than is possible In making these promises, the company had clearly overreached itself.

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