overdo
Base form
overdo
/ˌəʊvəˈduː//ˌəʊvərˈduː/
Past simple
overdid
/ˌəʊvəˈdɪd//ˌəʊvərˈdɪd/
Past participle
overdone
/ˌəʊvəˈdʌn//ˌəʊvərˈdʌn/
MeaningC1
to do something too much
to overdo it at the gym and hurt your back
In use
- Negative · Form 1Don’t overdo it at the gym on your first day.
- After a modal verb · Form 1You might overdo the salt if you’re not careful.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday I overdid the exercise, and now my legs hurt.
- Past simple · Form 2Last Christmas we overdid the food again.
- Passive · Form 3The steak was overdone and very dry.
- Present perfect · Form 3I think you’ve overdone the garlic in this sauce.
Watch out
Like do: overdid, then overdone: the steak was overdone. Overdoed and overdidden are wrong.
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