overfeed
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has overfedperfect 3rd person singular
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have overfedperfect
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have been overfeedingperfect progressive
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am overfeedingprogressive 1st person singular
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is overfeedingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been overfeedingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are overfeedingprogressive
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overfeedssingular 3rd person
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overfeedingparticiple
Past
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had overfedperfect
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were overfeedingprogressive plural
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had been overfeedingperfect progressive
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was overfeedingprogressive singular
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overfedsimple
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overfedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of overfeed
Example Sentences
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"We gave her a little bit of food, being careful not to overfeed her," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024
Salmon farmers sometimes inadvertently overfeed their stock, and the uneaten feed promotes the growth of algal blooms that deoxygenate the water as they decompose.
From Scientific American • May 7, 2022
“You don’t want to overfeed them, because the excess food will just start decomposing and heat up,” said Grossman, “and your worms won’t have any place to go to escape so they’ll die.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Please internet: do not overfeed the ducks or overstimulate the turtles.
From The Verge • Nov. 1, 2021
With his passion for pigs, she thought he might overfeed them, but as she had never heard of any fatalities in that direction he was not restrained.
From Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm by Fogarty, Thomas
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