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overextend

/ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛnd/ /ˌoʊvərɛkˈstɛnd/

Meanings
verb
To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit.

Examples :

"The student tried to overextend himself by taking on too many extracurricular activities, which ultimately led to poor grades. "
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Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

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overextended verb

/ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛndɪd/ /ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛndəd/

To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit.

"The student overextended herself by taking on too many extracurricular activities, leading to poor grades. "

Illustration referents

referents noun

/ˈrɛfərənts/ /ˈrɛfərəns/

The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.

"In the sentence, "The cat sat on the mat," the referents are the specific cat and the specific mat that the speaker and listener have in mind. "

Illustration isolated

isolated verb

/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/

To set apart or cut off from others.

"The teacher isolated the student who was disruptive, placing him in a separate room. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration opponent

opponent noun

/ɒpəʊnənt/

One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

"During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested."

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excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

Illustration vulnerable

vulnerable adjective

/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/

More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

"The young child was vulnerable to illness during the cold winter months. "

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overextension noun

/ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛnʃən/ /ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛnʃn̩/

The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.

"The student's overextension of her schedule made it impossible to complete all her homework assignments to her usual high standard. "

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ultimately adverb

/ˈʌltɪmətli/

Indicating the last item.

"Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…"

Illustration extracurricular

extracurricular noun

/ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjələr/ /ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjəlɚ/

An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.

"Participating in the school's debate club is an extracurricular activity. "