Overshoot - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌəʊvərˈʃuːt|
Brit.
|ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt|
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
- 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
I/you/we/they: overshoot
he/she/it: overshoots
present participle: overshooting
past tense: overshot
past participle: overshot
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