overstaff
overstaff verb: to furnish with too many staff.
Verb
overstaff (third-person singular simple present overstaffs, present participle overstaffing, simple past and past participle overstaffed)
- To furnish with too many staff.
- "Thankfully, we were overstaffed, both the day shift and evening shift," said Francis Englert of the Red Cross New York chapter.2009 January 18, Jake Mooney, “Socks and Blankets, Courtesy of a Familiar Good Samaritan”, in New York Times
Forms of overstaff
| third-person singular present | overstaffs |
|---|---|
| present participle | overstaffing |
| past participle | overstaffed |
| past | overstaffed |
Origin of overstaff
From over- + staff.
Questions about overstaff
- What does overstaff mean?
- Overstaff means to furnish with too many staff.
- What part of speech is overstaff?
- Overstaff is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overstaff?
- The past tense of overstaff is overstaffed.
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