overstate
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt/ verb C1- To state or claim too much.
- To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality. · I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.· He was suggested not to overstate at the interview.
He/she/it overstates · Past overstated · Past participle overstated · -ing form overstating
Verb forms
- Base form
- overstate
- He/she/it
- overstates
- Past
- overstated
- Past participle
- overstated
- -ing form
- overstating
Learn overstate in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.