overstretch
verb/ˌəʊvəˈstretʃ/
/ˌəʊvərˈstretʃ/
(especially British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overstretch | /ˌəʊvəˈstretʃ/ /ˌəʊvərˈstretʃ/ |
| he / she / it overstretches | /ˌəʊvəˈstretʃɪz/ /ˌəʊvərˈstretʃɪz/ |
| past simple overstretched | /ˌəʊvəˈstretʃt/ /ˌəʊvərˈstretʃt/ |
| past participle overstretched | /ˌəʊvəˈstretʃt/ /ˌəʊvərˈstretʃt/ |
| -ing form overstretching | /ˌəʊvəˈstretʃɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈstretʃɪŋ/ |
- overstretch somebody/something/yourself to do more than you are capable of; to make somebody/something do more than they are capable of
- This will overstretch the prison service's resources.
- Credit cards can tempt you to overstretch yourself (= spend more money than you can afford).
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