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overextend

[ oh-ver-ik-stend ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point:

    a company that overextended its credit to diversify.

  2. to extend for too long a time:

    to overextend a stay.

  3. to obligate (oneself ) to more activities, work, etc., than one has time for or can accomplish well.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç·±¹±ð°ù·±ð³æ·³Ù±ð²Ô·²õ¾±´Ç²Ô [oh-ver-ik-, sten, -sh, uh, n], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of overextend1

First recorded in 1935–40; over- + extend
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Russia is overextended in its nearly three years of war in Ukraine.

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You should also dig into the numbers regardless of the budget percentage to make sure you're not overextending yourself with debt, he added.

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About 15 hours into “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom,†I came across a character expressing concern for Princess Zelda: “Is she overextending herself for the sake of the kingdom?â€

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“The organization was overextended, enamored of growth everywhere.â€

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Lee understands that for all the emphasis on "the cure," breast cancer is first and foremost about the overextended real woman facing it.

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