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overwarn

overwarn verb: to warn excessively.

Verb

overwarn (third-person singular simple present overwarns, present participle overwarning, simple past and past participle overwarned)

  1. To warn excessively.

Forms of overwarn

third-person singular presentoverwarns
present participleoverwarning
past participleoverwarned
pastoverwarned

Origin of overwarn

From over- + warn.

Questions about overwarn

What does overwarn mean?
Overwarn means to warn excessively.
What part of speech is overwarn?
Overwarn is a verb.
What is the past tense of overwarn?
The past tense of overwarn is overwarned.

Words near overwarn in the dictionary

  1. overwanders
  2. overwarm
  3. overwarmed
  4. overwarming
  5. overwarms
  6. overwarn
  7. overwarned
  8. overwarning
  9. overwarns
  10. overwary
  11. overwash

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