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overspeak

overspeak verb: to exceed in speaking.

Verb

overspeak (third-person singular simple present overspeaks, present participle overspeaking, simple past overspoke, past participle overspoken)

  1. To exceed in speaking.
  2. To speak too much; to use too many words.

Forms of overspeak

third-person singular presentoverspeaks
present participleoverspeaking
pastoverspoke
past participleoverspoken

Origin of overspeak

From Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- + speak.

Questions about overspeak

What does overspeak mean?
Overspeak means to exceed in speaking.
What part of speech is overspeak?
Overspeak is a verb.
What is the past tense of overspeak?
The past tense of overspeak is overspoke.

Words near overspeak in the dictionary

  1. oversparred
  2. overspatter
  3. overspattered
  4. overspattering
  5. overspatters
  6. overspeak
  7. overspeaking
  8. overspeaks
  9. overspecialisation
  10. overspecialisations
  11. overspecialise

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