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overpursuing

overpursuing is the present participle and gerund of overpursue.

Meaning of overpursue

Verb

overpursue (third-person singular simple present overpursues, present participle overpursuing, simple past and past participle overpursued)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about overpursuing

What is overpursuing the present participle and gerund of?
Overpursuing is the present participle and gerund of overpursue.

Words near overpursuing in the dictionary

  1. overpurchases
  2. overpurchasing
  3. overpursue
  4. overpursued
  5. overpursues
  6. overpursuing
  7. overpush
  8. overpushed
  9. overpushes
  10. overpushing
  11. overput

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