overextend
verb/ˌəʊvərɪkˈstend/
/ˌəʊvərɪkˈstend/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overextend | /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstend/ /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstend/ |
| he / she / it overextends | /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendz/ /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendz/ |
| past simple overextended | /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendɪd/ /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendɪd/ |
| past participle overextended | /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendɪd/ /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendɪd/ |
| -ing form overextending | /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendɪŋ/ |
- overextend yourself to be involved in more work or activities, or to spend more money, than you can manage without problems
- They should not overextend themselves on the mortgage.
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