overeat
verb (used without object)
to eat too much.
overeats
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present tense formof overeat (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Now, he said, restaurants with vegetarian menus are so good that he often overeats.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
It’s a day where everyone overeats — that’s not my thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2019
Researchers believe that hundreds of genes, combined with environmental factors, have the potential to influence whether a person in the general population overeats and how easily he or she gains weight.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2015
Nikki overeats whenever she is upset, at one point devouring an entire fruit pie with her hands.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2011
As nearly everybody overeats, and because overeating is the greatest single factor in producing disease and premature death, it is advisable not to eat cheese and other foods rich in protein in the same meal.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by R. L. Alsaker
