Past tense of overreach
regular verb
The past tense of overreach is overreached. The past participle is also overreached.
Forms of overreach
| Base form (V1) | overreach /ˌəʊvəˈɹiːt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | overreached |
| Past participle (V3) | overreached |
| Present participle | overreaching |
| Third person singular | overreaches |
Meaning of overreach
- verb To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
- verb To defeat or override a person's interest in property; (UK, specifically) of a holder of the legal title of real property: by mortgaging or selling the legal title to a third party, to cause another person's equitable right in the property to be dissolved and to be replaced by an equitable right in the money received from the third party.
- verb To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
Questions about the past tense of overreach
- What is the past tense of overreach?
- The past tense of overreach is overreached.
- What is the past participle of overreach?
- The past participle of overreach is overreached.
- Is overreach a regular or irregular verb?
- Overreach is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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