Past tense of overstate

Forms of overstate

Overstated in a sentence

• A Nobel prize-winning US biologist, who has been widely quoted describing a “smoking gun” to support the thesis that Covid-19 was genetically modified and escaped from a Wuhan lab, has said he overstated the case.2021 June 9, Peter Beaumont, “Leading biologist dampens his ‘smoking gun’ Covid lab leak theory”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
• The initial damage assessment suggests that President Trump’s claim that Iran’s nuclear facilities were “obliterated” was overstated.2025 June 24, Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Ronen Bergman, Maggie Haberman, “Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by…. From the entry obliterate
• Bitcoin supporters say that estimates of its carbon footprint are overstated.2021 March 9, Andrew Ross Sorkin, “Bitcoin's Climate Problem”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry mine
• “The seriousness of respondent’s uncontroverted misconduct cannot be overstated,” the court wrote.2021 June 24, Jim Mustian, “New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani's law license”, in AP News. From the entry uncontroverted
• Playing as FemShep hints that the game world's claims to gender equality may be overstated.2017, Lynda Clark, “Commander Shepard”, in Jaime Banks, Robert Mejia, Aubrie Adams, editors, 100 Greatest Video Game Characters, page 44. From the entry FemShep

Meaning of overstate

1. verb To state or claim too much.
2. verb To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.

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Questions about the past tense of overstate

What is the past tense of overstate?

The past tense of overstate is overstated.

What is the past participle of overstate?

The past participle of overstate is overstated.

Is overstate a regular or irregular verb?

Overstate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.