overstudy

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verb

To study excessively

“Those who overstudy tend to forget things during exams.”

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Meanings

verboverstudy (third-person singular simple present overstudies, present participle overstudying, simple past and past participle overstudied)

present singular third person overstudies · participle present overstudying · participle past overstudied · past overstudied

  1. To study excessively

    Those who overstudy tend to forget things during exams.

Origin

From over- + study.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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