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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He would get so excited about workouts that he often overdid it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
I covered myself in bits of cardboard, packing tape and foam peanuts and overdid my makeup with several coats of mascara and thick black eyeliner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Here’s what to do if you overdid it.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
Carse was lively, asked to bowl bouncers as early as the 15th over of the day, a plan that England overdid.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024
Like a convert to a new religion, I overdid it at first.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
