overrelies
overrelies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overrely.
Meaning of overrely
Verb
overrely (third-person singular simple present overrelies, present participle overrelying, simple past and past participle overrelied)
- To rely too much (on something or someone); to be overly dependent (on) or expectant (about).
- Practical experience suggests that there are circumstances in which managers have a tendency to overrely on tests.2008, SL Martin, “Managers also overrely on tests”, in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, volume 1, number 3, →DOI, pages 359–360
Words that rhyme with overrelies
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- arise
- capsize
- comprise
- guise
- revise
- abscise
- agrise
- apprise
- chastise
- despise
- flys
- guys
- lyse
- palatalize
- pies
- prise
- skies
- snies
- sties
- supplies
- surmise
- ties
- tries
- velarize
- aguise
- applies
- authorize
- ayes
- belies
- brise
- buys
- byes
- complies
- cries
- dies
- dries
- dyes
- excise
- eyes
- flies
- flyes
- four eyes
- frankenpies
- fries
- Frise
- hies
- highs
- home fries
Questions about overrelies
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- Overrelies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overrely.
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