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overachieve

overachieve verb: to achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected.

Verb

overachieve (third-person singular simple present overachieves, present participle overachieving, simple past and past participle overachieved)

  1. To achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected.

Synonyms of overachieve

Forms of overachieve

third-person singular presentoverachieves
present participleoverachieving
past participleoverachieved
pastoverachieved

Origin of overachieve

From over- + achieve.

Words formed from overachieve

Questions about overachieve

What does overachieve mean?
Overachieve means to achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected.
What part of speech is overachieve?
Overachieve is a verb.
What is the past tense of overachieve?
The past tense of overachieve is overachieved.

Words near overachieve in the dictionary

  1. overaccumulates
  2. overaccumulating
  3. overaccumulation
  4. overaccuracy
  5. overaccurate
  6. overachieve
  7. overachieved
  8. overachievement
  9. overachievements
  10. overachiever
  11. overachievers

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