Meanings
verboverexert (third-person singular simple present overexerts, present participle overexerting, simple past and past participle overexerted)
present singular third person overexerts · participle present overexerting · participle past overexerted · past overexerted
- To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree.
“But the real trick”, he said, “is to make sure you don’t over-exert yourself in the first place.” The key to post-exercise chic is simply not to sweat. Of course, it’s the first rule of style. Never, ever overdo it.
2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian пренапрягам се
- пренапрягам се (prenaprjagam se)exert oneself to an excessive degree
German sich überanstrengen
- sich überanstrengenexert oneself to an excessive degree
Hungarian túlfeszít, túlerőltet
- túlfeszítexert oneself to an excessive degree
- túlerőltetexert oneself to an excessive degree
- megerőltetexert oneself to an excessive degree
Japanese 無理する
- 無理する (murisuru)exert oneself to an excessive degree
Polish nadwerężać się, nadwerężyć się
- nadwerężać sięexert oneself to an excessive degree
- nadwerężyć sięexert oneself to an excessive degree
- przemęczać sięexert oneself to an excessive degree
- przemęczyć sięexert oneself to an excessive degree
Spanish sobreesforzar
- sobreesforzarexert oneself to an excessive degree
Swedish överanstränga
- överansträngaexert oneself to an excessive degree
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APA
overexert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexert
MLA
“overexert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexert. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overexert,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexert.
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