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overeats

overeats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overeat.

Meaning of overeat

Verb

overeat (third-person singular simple present overeats, present participle overeating, simple past overate, past participle overeaten)

  1. (intransitive) To eat too much.
  2. (ambitransitive) To eat too much of.
    • Overeat meat and you will not be flipping the genetic switches to grow a new body; instead, you will be opting for an early death even as you tone and strengthen your muscles.2019, Alberto Villoldo, Grow a New Body, page 66
    Synonyms:
    overconsume
  3. (dated, reflexive) To surfeit with eating.
    • Mr. Nollekens, when he dined out of late years, always over-ate himself, particularly with the pastry and dessert.1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 255

Questions about overeats

What is overeats the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overeats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overeat.

Words near overeats in the dictionary

  1. overeat
  2. overeaten
  3. overeater
  4. overeaters
  5. overeating
  6. overeats
  7. overed
  8. overedge
  9. overedged
  10. overedger
  11. overedgers

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