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overcorrects

overcorrects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcorrect.

Meaning of overcorrect

Verb

overcorrect (third-person singular simple present overcorrects, present participle overcorrecting, simple past and past participle overcorrected)

  1. To correct too sharply or too much
    • […] Ms. Goodman, who was driving, overcorrected after passing a slow-moving vehicle.2007 July 5, Michelle York, “Alcohol Not a Factor in S.U.V. Crash That Killed 5 Friends”, in New York Times

Questions about overcorrects

What is overcorrects the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overcorrects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overcorrect.

Words near overcorrects in the dictionary

  1. overcorrecting
  2. overcorrection
  3. overcorrections
  4. overcorrector
  5. overcorrectors
  6. overcorrects
  7. overcosseted
  8. overcost
  9. overcostly
  10. overcosts
  11. overcount

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