verb
Meaning 1
To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overexert
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verb
Meaning 2
exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- don't overexert yourself when exercising!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exert
History
Etymology
From over- + exert.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: пренапрягам се (prenaprjagam se) — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- German: sich überanstrengen — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Hungarian: túlfeszít — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Hungarian: túlerőltet — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Hungarian: megerőltet — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Japanese: 無理する (murisuru) — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Polish: nadwerężać się — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Polish: nadwerężyć się — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Polish: przemęczać się — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Polish: przemęczyć się — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Spanish: sobreesforzar — exert oneself to an excessive degree
- Swedish: överanstränga — exert oneself to an excessive degree