adj
Meaning 1
Having read too much.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
overread
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /əʊvəˈɹiːd/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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past: /əʊvəˈɹɛd/
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verb
Meaning 2
To read over, or peruse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 3
To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read in too much depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To read too much or excessively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Middle English overreden, from Old English oferrǣdan (“to read over; read through; consider”), equivalent to over- + read.