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overdirects

overdirects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdirect.

Meaning of overdirect

Verb

overdirect (third-person singular simple present overdirects, present participle overdirecting, simple past and past participle overdirected)

  1. (transitive) To take an excessive, overbearing role in directing (a play or film).
  2. To provide too much direction, to be too controlling.
    • They should neither overdirect nor underdirect the program.1946, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, Cancer Research

Questions about overdirects

What is overdirects the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overdirects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdirect.

Words near overdirects in the dictionary

  1. overdilutions
  2. overdimensioned
  3. overdirect
  4. overdirected
  5. overdirecting
  6. overdirects
  7. overdischarge
  8. overdischarged
  9. overdischarges
  10. overdischarging
  11. overdiscipline

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