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o·ver·reach
 overreach
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- pronunciation:
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v
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rich
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
overreaches, overreaching, overreached |
| definition 1: |
to reach or extend over or beyond.
- synonyms:
- exceed, outreach, outstretch, overrun, overshoot, overstep
- similar words:
- miss, overdo, overtake, overtop, pass, run, surpass
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| definition 2: |
to fail to achieve by attempting too much or by reaching too far.
- synonyms:
- overshoot
- similar words:
- fail, miss, outreach, overdo, overextend, overleap, overrun, overstate
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| definition 3: |
to cause (oneself) to fail by attempting too much.
He had overreached himself by expanding his business too fast.- synonyms:
- overleap
- similar words:
- exceed, outdo, outreach, overdo, overestimate, overextend
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| related words: |
exceed |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to reach beyond an edge or limit.
She overreached and fell into the lake. |
| definition 2: |
to try too hard.
He overreached and burdened his company with debt. |
| definition 3: |
to grasp in a greedy way as by cheating or other manipulation.
- synonyms:
- cheat, cozen, swindle
- similar words:
- deceive, grab
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