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overborrowed

overborrowed is the simple past and past participle of overborrow.

Meaning of overborrow

Verb

overborrow (third-person singular simple present overborrows, present participle overborrowing, simple past and past participle overborrowed)

  1. To borrow too much money.
    • I feel that Americans overborrow and overconsume.2007 December 20, “The Fed's Empty Gun”, in New York Times

Questions about overborrowed

What is overborrowed the simple past and past participle of?
Overborrowed is the simple past and past participle of overborrow.

Words near overborrowed in the dictionary

  1. overbores
  2. overboring
  3. overborn
  4. overborne
  5. overborrow
  6. overborrowed
  7. overborrowing
  8. overborrows
  9. overboss
  10. overbossed
  11. overbosses

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