“He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups”
Word Forms
exaggeration
noun
the act of making something more noticeable than usual
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
übertreiben
etwas übermäßig tun
🇫🇷French
exagérer
faire quelque chose de manière excessive
🇪🇸Spanish
exagerar
hacer algo en exceso
🇮🇹Italian
esagerare
fare qualcosa in misura eccessiva
🇳🇱Dutch
overdrijven
iets in overmatige mate doen
🇵🇹Portuguese
exagerar
fazer algo em um grau excessivo
🇷🇺Russian
переусердствовать
делать что-то в чрезмерной степени
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अति
किसी कार्य को अत्यधिक मात्रा में करना
🇧🇩Bengali
অতিরিক্ত
অত্যধিক মাত্রায় কিছু করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
மிகைப்படுத்து
அதிகப்படியான அளவிற்கு ஏதாவது செய்யுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
అతిగా
అధిక స్థాయిలో ఏదైనా చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रमाणा बाहेर
जास्त प्रमाणात काहीतरी करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
વધુપડતું
અતિશય ડિગ્રી માટે કંઈક કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ
ವಿಪರೀತ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അമിതമാക്കുക
അമിതമായ അളവിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ
ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਲਈ ਕੁਝ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
ضرورت سے زیادہ
ضرورت سے زیادہ حد تک کچھ کرو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
过度
做某事过度
🇯🇵Japanese
やりすぎ
過剰なまでに何かをする
🇰🇷Korean
지나치게 하다
뭔가를 지나치게 해라
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm quá mức
làm điều gì đó ở mức độ quá mức
🇹🇭Thai
หักโหม
ทำบางสิ่งบางอย่างมากเกินไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
kadung
melakukan sesuatu secara berlebihan
🇵🇭Filipino
sumobra
gumawa ng isang bagay sa labis na antas
🇲🇾Malay
berlebihan
melakukan sesuatu secara berlebihan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تطرف
القيام بشيء ما إلى درجة مفرطة
🇮🇷Persian
زیاده روی
کاری را به میزان بیش از حد انجام دهید
🇹🇷Turkish
abartmak
bir şeyi aşırı derecede yapmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַגזִים
לעשות משהו במידה מוגזמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'overdo'?
The primary meaning of 'overdo' is 'do something to an excessive degree'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'overdo' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'overdo' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'overdo' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'overdo' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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