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overtried

overtried is the simple past and past participle of overtry.

Meaning of overtry

Verb

overtry (third-person singular simple present overtries, present participle overtrying, simple past and past participle overtried)

  1. (transitive) To spend too much time or resources in trying (a legal case).
    • “It would appear to me that the case is being overtried by the district attorney’s office,” said Benjamin Brafman, a criminal defense lawyer and former prosecutor.2009 August 18, A. G. Sulzberger, “Astor Trial Plods on, Trying the Patience of Many”, in New York Times

Questions about overtried

What is overtried the simple past and past participle of?
Overtried is the simple past and past participle of overtry.

Words near overtried in the dictionary

  1. overtriaged
  2. overtriages
  3. overtriaging
  4. overtrick
  5. overtricks
  6. overtried
  7. overtries
  8. overtrim
  9. overtrimmed
  10. overtrimming
  11. overtrims

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