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overburns

overburns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overburn.

overburns is the plural of overburn.

Meaning of overburn

Verb

overburn (third-person singular simple present overburns, present participle overburning, simple past and past participle overburned or overburnt)

  1. (transitive) To burn too much or for too long.
  2. (transitive) To record more than the usual available data capacity onto (an optical disc).
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To be overzealous.

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Questions about overburns

What is overburns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overburns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overburn.

Words near overburns in the dictionary

  1. overbureaucratization
  2. overburn
  3. overburned
  4. overburning
  5. overburnings
  6. overburns
  7. overburnt
  8. overburst
  9. overbursts
  10. overburthen
  11. overburthened

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