overpursue
overpursue verb: to pursue too far.
Verb
overpursue (third-person singular simple present overpursues, present participle overpursuing, simple past and past participle overpursued)
- To pursue too far.
- Sometimes running to the football, you're going to overpursue, and he may break it all the way out back out the back door.2007 December 23, Thayer Evans, “Diminutive Tailback Is a Giant in Scoring”, in New York Times
Forms of overpursue
| third-person singular present | overpursues |
|---|---|
| present participle | overpursuing |
| past participle | overpursued |
| past | overpursued |
Origin of overpursue
From over- + pursue.
Questions about overpursue
- What does overpursue mean?
- Overpursue means to pursue too far.
- What part of speech is overpursue?
- Overpursue is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overpursue?
- The past tense of overpursue is overpursued.
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