overmiss
overmiss verb: to miss excessively or too much.
Verb (1)
overmiss (third-person singular simple present overmisses, present participle overmissing, simple past and past participle overmissed)
- To miss excessively or too much.
- Doting on some dogs when home creates a dog that may overmiss people when left alone.1999, William Edward Campbell, The New Better Behavior in Dogs
Verb (2)
overmiss (third-person singular simple present overmisses, present participle overmissing, simple past and past participle overmissed)
- To miss by overstepping.
- It was dark in the hall, and by going down, I was holding on to the banister there and I overmissed the step, I overstepped the last step, and I fell flat down and I couldn't get up.1942, New York Supreme Court, page 49
Forms of overmiss
| third-person singular present | overmisses |
|---|---|
| present participle | overmissing |
| past participle | overmissed |
| past | overmissed |
Origin of overmiss
From over- + miss.
From a blend of overstep + miss.
Questions about overmiss
- What does overmiss mean?
- Overmiss means to miss excessively or too much.
- What part of speech is overmiss?
- Overmiss is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overmiss?
- The past tense of overmiss is overmissed.
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