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overdrove

overdrove is the simple past of overdrive.

Meaning of overdrive

Verb

overdrive (third-person singular simple present overdrives, present participle overdriving, simple past overdrove, past participle overdriven)

  1. (transitive) To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

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Questions about overdrove

What is overdrove the simple past of?
Overdrove is the simple past of overdrive.

Words near overdrove in the dictionary

  1. overdriving
  2. overdrop
  3. overdropped
  4. overdropping
  5. overdrops
  6. overdrove
  7. overdrown
  8. overdrowned
  9. overdrowning
  10. overdrowns
  11. overdrug

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