overthink
verb/ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋk/
/ˌəʊvərˈθɪŋk/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overthink | /ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋk/ /ˌəʊvərˈθɪŋk/ |
| he / she / it overthinks | /ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋks/ /ˌəʊvərˈθɪŋks/ |
| past simple overthought | /ˌəʊvəˈθɔːt/ /ˌəʊvərˈθɔːt/ |
| past participle overthought | /ˌəʊvəˈθɔːt/ /ˌəʊvərˈθɔːt/ |
| -ing form overthinking | /ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ |
- to think about something too much or for too long
- He has a tendency to overthink things.
- The change has enabled him to relax and not overthink.
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