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overexerts

overexerts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overexert.

Meaning of overexert

Verb

overexert (third-person singular simple present overexerts, present participle overexerting, simple past and past participle overexerted)

  1. To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree.
    • “But the real trick”, he said, “is to make sure you don’t over-exert yourself in the first place.” The key to post-exercise chic is simply not to sweat. Of course, it’s the first rule of style. Never, ever overdo it.2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times

Questions about overexerts

What is overexerts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overexerts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overexert.

Words near overexerts in the dictionary

  1. overexert
  2. overexerted
  3. overexerting
  4. overexertion
  5. overexertions
  6. overexerts
  7. overexfoliate
  8. overexfoliated
  9. overexfoliates
  10. overexfoliating
  11. overexfoliation

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