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overconsider

overconsider verb: to consider (something) excessively or for too long.

Verb

overconsider (third-person singular simple present overconsiders, present participle overconsidering, simple past and past participle overconsidered)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To consider (something) excessively or for too long.
    Antonyms:
    underconsider

Antonyms of overconsider

Forms of overconsider

third-person singular presentoverconsiders
present participleoverconsidering
past participleoverconsidered
pastoverconsidered

Origin of overconsider

From over- + consider.

Questions about overconsider

What does overconsider mean?
Overconsider means to consider (something) excessively or for too long.
What part of speech is overconsider?
Overconsider is a verb.
What is the past tense of overconsider?
The past tense of overconsider is overconsidered.

Words near overconsider in the dictionary

  1. overconsciously
  2. overconsciousness
  3. overconservatism
  4. overconservative
  5. overconservatively
  6. overconsider
  7. overconsiderate
  8. overconsideration
  9. overconsiderations
  10. overconsidered
  11. overconsidering

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