Past tense of overcharge
regular verb
The past tense of overcharge is overcharged. The past participle is also overcharged.
Forms of overcharge
| Base form (V1) | overcharge |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | overcharged |
| Past participle (V3) | overcharged |
| Present participle | overcharging |
| Third person singular | overcharges |
Overcharged in a sentence
- Meanwhile, the tolls dispute had gone to the courts, and the E.L.R. was completely successful when, in 1856, the House of Lords awarded it the sum of £30,000 against the L.Y.R. for tolls overcharged.1957 October, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 726
- Therefore Christ commands: Look well to yourselves, least perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkedness.2015 [1554], St Peter Canisius, Catechism of St. Peter Canisius, Lulu.com, page 153. From the entry drunkedness
- In this state, the negatively overcharged internal values of a seed, sediment or cell become highly active.1973, Viktor Schauberger, Viktor Schauberger Articles, Volume 2, page 51. From the entry overcharged
- They condense and, after mechanical atomisation, are bound by the negatively overcharged energy concentrates.1973, Viktor Schauberger, Viktor Schauberger Articles, Volume 2, page 51. From the entry overcharged
- In this state, however, positively overcharged energy concentrates become passive.1973, Viktor Schauberger, Viktor Schauberger Articles, Volume 2, page 51. From the entry overcharged
Meaning of overcharge
- verb To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- verb To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
- verb To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
Questions about the past tense of overcharge
- What is the past tense of overcharge?
- The past tense of overcharge is overcharged.
- What is the past participle of overcharge?
- The past participle of overcharge is overcharged.
- Is overcharge a regular or irregular verb?
- Overcharge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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