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overextend
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
overextends; overextended; overextending
overextends; overextended; overextending
Learner's definition of OVEREXTEND
[+ object]
: to extend or stretch (something) too far（使）过分伸展，过度展开
- He overextended a muscle in his arm.他胳膊上的肌肉抻着了。
- She overextended her back.她抻了后背。
overextend yourself
1
: to try to do too much试图做得太多
- Don't overextend yourself or else you'll burn out.别干得太多，不然你会累垮的。
2
: to spend more money than you can afford to spend开支过大
- Young people with credit cards often overextend themselves.用信用卡的年轻人经常会超支。
— overextended
adjective- people who are financially overextended超支的人
overextend
verb
over·ex·tend ˌō-vər-ik-ˈstend 
overextended; overextending; overextends
: to extend or expand beyond a safe or reasonable point
especially : to commit (oneself) financially beyond what can be paid
Example Sentences
He overextended a muscle in his arm.
Recent Examples on the Web Don’t overextend yourself on new projects or initiatives. 
Yec, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 With economists beginning to warn of a major national recession in 2023, Democrats also wanted to be careful not to overextend, said Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2022 When a certain level of productivity is required at the workplace, and ADHD is known to cause executive dysfunction, and poor time management, one is forced to overextend themselves in order to meet expectations. Nayanika Guha, refinery29.com, 6 Apr. 2022 Keep a neutral spine throughout the movement, and be mindful to not overextend your back at the peak of the swing or squat too low on the return. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2019 Be careful not to overextend your low back at the top of each hip lift. Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2020 Your abundant gratitude may have led you to overextend your thanks. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2022 Be ready for this with your own finances by not making any large personal purchases that will overextend you before scaling. Kale Goodman, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021 Do not overextend your finances to build your business. Melissa Houston, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 See More
Yec, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 With economists beginning to warn of a major national recession in 2023, Democrats also wanted to be careful not to overextend, said Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2022 When a certain level of productivity is required at the workplace, and ADHD is known to cause executive dysfunction, and poor time management, one is forced to overextend themselves in order to meet expectations. Nayanika Guha, refinery29.com, 6 Apr. 2022 Keep a neutral spine throughout the movement, and be mindful to not overextend your back at the peak of the swing or squat too low on the return. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2019 Be careful not to overextend your low back at the top of each hip lift. Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2020 Your abundant gratitude may have led you to overextend your thanks. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2022 Be ready for this with your own finances by not making any large personal purchases that will overextend you before scaling. Kale Goodman, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021 Do not overextend your finances to build your business. Melissa Houston, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of overextend was in 1859 Phrases Containing overextend
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