overdo
verb (used with object)
to do to excess; overindulge in.
overdid
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past tense formof overdo.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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“We underdid it in the great financial crisis, so we overdid it here,” said Patrick Harker, who was president of the Philadelphia Fed for a decade before stepping down last June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Here’s what to do if you overdid it.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
“But I overdid it … seven minutes, don’t do it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
"They told me 'Hey, you overdid it regarding the number of military personnel'," he says.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
That time she overdid it I was almost to the river before the stinging stopped.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
