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overshoot the mark

overshoot the mark verb: synonym of overstep the mark.

Verb

overshoot the mark (third-person singular simple present overshoots the mark, present participle overshooting the mark, simple past and past participle overshot the mark)

  1. Synonym of overstep the mark

Synonyms of overshoot the mark

Forms of overshoot the mark

third-person singular presentovershoots the mark
present participleovershooting the mark
past participleovershot the mark
pastovershot the mark

Questions about overshoot the mark

What does overshoot the mark mean?
Overshoot the mark means synonym of overstep the mark.
What part of speech is overshoot the mark?
Overshoot the mark is a verb.
What is the past tense of overshoot the mark?
The past tense of overshoot the mark is overshot the mark.

Words near overshoot the mark in the dictionary

  1. overshoe
  2. overshoes
  3. overshone
  4. overshook
  5. overshoot
  6. overshoot the mark
  7. overshooter
  8. overshooters
  9. overshooting
  10. overshoots
  11. overshop

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