overattend

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verb

To attend too much; to pay too much attention (to).

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Meanings

verboverattend (third-person singular simple present overattends, present participle overattending, simple past and past participle overattended)

present singular third person overattends · participle present overattending · participle past overattended · past overattended

  1. intransitiveTo attend too much; to pay too much attention (to).

Origin

From over- + attend.

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APA

overattend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overattend

MLA

“overattend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overattend. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overattend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overattend.

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