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overstriven

overstriven is the past participle of overstrive.

Meaning of overstrive

Verb

overstrive (third-person singular simple present overstrives, present participle overstriving, simple past overstrove, past participle overstriven)

  1. To strive excessively.

Questions about overstriven

What is overstriven the past participle of?
Overstriven is the past participle of overstrive.

Words near overstriven in the dictionary

  1. overstrike
  2. overstrikes
  3. overstriking
  4. overstringent
  5. overstrive
  6. overstriven
  7. overstrives
  8. overstriving
  9. overstrode
  10. overstrong
  11. overstrongly

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