Past tense of overheat
regular verb
The past tense of overheat is overheated. The past participle is also overheated.
Forms of overheat
| Base form (V1) | overheat /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | overheated |
| Past participle (V3) | overheated |
| Present participle | overheating |
| Third person singular | overheats |
Overheated in a sentence
- 'Made one quite thankful to get back to the fug, though as a rule I think the way these trains are overheated is something scandalous'.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 131
- The car overheated because of a broken radiator.From the entry radiator
- Most were also outsiders in the overheated corridors of power at the Vatican.2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian. From the entry coalface
- The fracking boom has been fuelled mostly by overheated investment capital, not by cash flow.2018 August 30, Bethany McLean, “How America's ‘most reckless’ billionaire created the fracking boom”, in The Guardian. From the entry fracking
- He was hooked immediately by the overheated imagery, the overblownness of it all.2011, Jason Zinoman, Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror, New…. From the entry overheated
Meaning of overheat
- verb To heat excessively.
- verb To become excessively hot.
- verb To grow too quickly in an uncontrolled way.
Questions about the past tense of overheat
- What is the past tense of overheat?
- The past tense of overheat is overheated.
- What is the past participle of overheat?
- The past participle of overheat is overheated.
- Is overheat a regular or irregular verb?
- Overheat is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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