Overreach - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌəʊvərˈriːtʃ|
Brit.
|əʊvəˈriːtʃ|
verb
- fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
- beat through cleverness and wit (syn: beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit)
- beat through cleverness and wit (syn: beat, circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit)
Extra examples
She overreaches in her latest book, and her argument is not convincing.
The company overreached itself and ran out of money after one year.
In making these promises, the company had clearly overreached itself.
He has overreached himself financially.
The arrow overreached the target.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: overreach
he/she/it: overreaches
present participle: overreaching
past tense: overreached
past participle: overreached
I/you/we/they: overreach
he/she/it: overreaches
present participle: overreaching
past tense: overreached
past participle: overreached
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