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overselecting

overselecting is the present participle and gerund of overselect.

Meaning of overselect

Verb

overselect (third-person singular simple present overselects, present participle overselecting, simple past and past participle overselected)

  1. (transitive) To select (something) more than would be expected.
    • In another study, Gianakos and Subich (1988) found a relationship of sex and sex-role orientation in the way both men and women choose a college major. In their study, women overselected the traditionally feminine-type areas of study.2015, Virginia N. Gordon, George E. Steele, The Undecided College Student

Questions about overselecting

What is overselecting the present participle and gerund of?
Overselecting is the present participle and gerund of overselect.

Words near overselecting in the dictionary

  1. oversegmentation
  2. oversegmentations
  3. oversegmented
  4. overselect
  5. overselected
  6. overselecting
  7. overselection
  8. overselective
  9. overselectivity
  10. overselects
  11. overselfish

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