Overshoot - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌəʊvərˈʃuːt|  American pronunciation of the word overshoot
Brit.  |ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt|  British pronunciation of the word overshoot
irregular verb:  p.t. — overshot  p.p. — overshot

noun

- an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

verb

- shoot beyond or over (a target)
- aim too high
The plan overshoots its aim

Extra examples

The plane overshot the runway.

Sometimes we overshoot our time limits.

They discharged their cannon at the enemy but overshot them.

The train overshot the platform.

The aircraft overshot the runway.

The plane overshot the runway and plunged into a ditch.

The school has overshot its cash limit.

The plan overshoots its aim

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: overshoot
he/she/it: overshoots
present participle: overshooting
past tense: overshot
past participle: overshot
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