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overtrain

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: OW0 V ER0 T R EY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

To train too much or too long.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • Jim overtrained and found that he was exhausted by the time of the competition.
  • I think I've overtrained my leg muscles.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English train English overtrain From over- + train.