overachieve
verb/ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːv/
/ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overachieve | /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːv/ /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːv/ |
| he / she / it overachieves | /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvz/ /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvz/ |
| past simple overachieved | /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvd/ /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvd/ |
| past participle overachieved | /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvd/ /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvd/ |
| -ing form overachieving | /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to do better than expected in your studies or work
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- [intransitive] to try too hard to be successful in your workTopics Successc2
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