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overstudy

overstudy verb: to study excessively.

Verb

overstudy (third-person singular simple present overstudies, present participle overstudying, simple past and past participle overstudied)

  1. To study excessively
    • Those who overstudy tend to forget things during exams.

Forms of overstudy

third-person singular presentoverstudies
present participleoverstudying
past participleoverstudied
pastoverstudied

Origin of overstudy

From over- + study.

Questions about overstudy

What does overstudy mean?
Overstudy means to study excessively.
What part of speech is overstudy?
Overstudy is a verb.
What is the past tense of overstudy?
The past tense of overstudy is overstudied.

Words near overstudy in the dictionary

  1. overstudied
  2. overstudies
  3. overstudious
  4. overstudiously
  5. overstudiousness
  6. overstudy
  7. overstudying
  8. overstuff
  9. overstuffed
  10. overstuffing
  11. overstuffs

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