overfish
verb/ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃ/
/ˌəʊvərˈfɪʃ/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overfish | /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃ/ /ˌəʊvərˈfɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it overfishes | /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪz/ /ˌəʊvərˈfɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple overfished | /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃt/ /ˌəʊvərˈfɪʃt/ |
| past participle overfished | /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃt/ /ˌəʊvərˈfɪʃt/ |
| -ing form overfishing | /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈfɪʃɪŋ/ |
- overfish (something) to take too many fish from the sea, a river, etc., so that the number of fish there becomes very low
- Our oceans are overfished and choked with plastic waste.
- Sustainable fishing is very difficult when there are financial incentives to overfish.
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