overstrive

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verb

To strive excessively.

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Meanings

verboverstrive (third-person singular simple present overstrives, present participle overstriving, simple past overstrove, past participle overstriven)

present singular third person overstrives · participle present overstriving · past overstrove · participle past overstriven

  1. To strive excessively.

Origin

From over- + strive.

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APA

overstrive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrive

MLA

“overstrive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstrive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrive.

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