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overexpecting

overexpecting is the present participle and gerund of overexpect.

Meaning of overexpect

Verb

overexpect (third-person singular simple present overexpects, present participle overexpecting, simple past and past participle overexpected)

  1. To expect too much.
    • If you overexpect from a tool, you are likely to forget the part that you have to play to make it work.2006, Doc Childre, Deborah Rozman, Transforming Anxiety, page 146

Questions about overexpecting

What is overexpecting the present participle and gerund of?
Overexpecting is the present participle and gerund of overexpect.

Words near overexpecting in the dictionary

  1. overexpectant
  2. overexpectantly
  3. overexpectation
  4. overexpectations
  5. overexpected
  6. overexpecting
  7. overexpects
  8. overexpenditure
  9. overexpenditures
  10. overexpert
  11. overexplain

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