Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overkeep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-keep
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep or observe too strictly.

Transitive verb

verb

To keep too long.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From over- + keep.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overkeeps (present, singular) overkeeping (participle, present) overkept (participle, past) overkept (past)

Questions

What does overkeep mean?
To keep or observe too strictly.
Where does overkeep come from?
From over- + keep.

How to pronounce overkeep

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