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overrespects

overrespects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overrespect.

Meaning of overrespect

Verb

overrespect (third-person singular simple present overrespects, present participle overrespecting, simple past and past participle overrespected)

  1. (transitive) To show excessive respect for (something or someone).
    • People who were timid and liberals who overrespected him, old man William treated icily. He stood on the porch with hands in his pockets, rocking on his slanted heels, squinting with his webbed eyes, wearing a curl to his lips.1997, Jere Hoar, “The Incredible Little Louisiana Chicken Killer”, in Body Parts, Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 243

Questions about overrespects

What is overrespects the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overrespects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overrespect.

Words near overrespects in the dictionary

  1. overresourced
  2. overrespect
  3. overrespected
  4. overrespectful
  5. overrespecting
  6. overrespects
  7. overrespond
  8. overresponded
  9. overresponder
  10. overresponders
  11. overresponding

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