overheat
verb (used with object)
to heat to excess.
had overheated
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past perfectof overheat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He added that the fire's cause was unknown but that officials were investigating whether a heating unit had overheated.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
Laderer assumed that an engine had overheated, but as the crew pulled out of the station he saw signs of something far more disastrous.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2023
The NTSB’s preliminary report didn’t formally reach conclusions about the cause of the derailment but shed new light about the wheel bearing malfunction days after the agency indicated it had overheated.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
When the car was towed to Hogan's nearby dealership, mechanics found that the inverter had overheated so badly that two holes were blown through the aluminum case and even steel bolts had signs of melting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2018
But it was the steam locomotive itself that had overheated the little girl’s imagination.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
