Past tense of overpay
irregular verb
The past tense of overpay is overpaid. The past participle is also overpaid.
Forms of overpay
| Base form (V1) | overpay /oʊ.vɚ.peɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | overpaid /oʊ.vɚ.peɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | overpaid /oʊ.vɚ.peɪd/ |
| Present participle | overpaying |
| Third person singular | overpays |
Overpaid in a sentence
- I think we overpaid for that old car.
- The customer accidentally overpaid and was refunded.
- He felt that professional sportsmen were overpaid and overregarded.From the entry overregarded
- I hate to be "brainist" but Boardman's IQ is about 10 times Gascoigne's; he's not 50lbs overweight; and he's not overpaid.1995 July 7, Rachel McKay, “Gazza Boardman”, in rec.bicycles.racing (Usenet). From the entry brainist
- No company, no matter how much their gaggingly overpaid managers whine about the bulk of their investors being your pension, funds should be making this much.2007, Robert MacGregor, I Can't Take Any More Crap!, page 10. From the entry gaggingly
Meaning of overpay
- verb To pay too much.
- verb To be more than an ample reward for.
Verbs like overpay
Questions about the past tense of overpay
- What is the past tense of overpay?
- The past tense of overpay is overpaid.
- What is the past participle of overpay?
- The past participle of overpay is overpaid.
- Is overpay a regular or irregular verb?
- Overpay is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
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