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overgains

overgains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overgain.

Meaning of overgain

Verb

overgain (third-person singular simple present overgains, present participle overgaining, simple past and past participle overgained)

  1. To gain too much.
    • to overgain weight during pregnancy
  2. (transitive) To apply too much gain to (a signal).
    • Second, the practitioner must be careful to avoid overgaining the spectral display, which can cause indistinct envelopes.2008, Hugh D. Allen, Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 7th edition

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Questions about overgains

What is overgains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overgains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overgain.

Words near overgains in the dictionary

  1. Overgaard
  2. Overgaards
  3. overgain
  4. overgained
  5. overgaining
  6. overgains
  7. overgamble
  8. overgambled
  9. overgambles
  10. overgambling
  11. overgang

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