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overmanages

overmanages is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overmanage.

Meaning of overmanage

Verb

overmanage (third-person singular simple present overmanages, present participle overmanaging, simple past and past participle overmanaged)

  1. (transitive) To manage excessively; to micromanage.
    • Most U.S. corporations today are overmanaged and underled. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.1998, Harvard Business Review on Leadership, page 38

Questions about overmanages

What is overmanages the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overmanages is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overmanage.

Words near overmanages in the dictionary

  1. overmaking
  2. overman
  3. overmanage
  4. overmanaged
  5. overmanagement
  6. overmanages
  7. overmanaging
  8. overmanipulate
  9. overmanipulated
  10. overmanipulates
  11. overmanipulating

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