Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overperform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-per-form
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform better than expected, required, or predicted; to exceed a relevant standard or benchmark in performance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English perform English overperform From over- + perform.

Inflected Forms

overperforms (present, singular) overperforming (participle, present) overperformed (participle, past) overperformed (past)

Derived Forms

overperformance overperformer

Antonyms

underperform

Questions

What does overperform mean?
To perform better than expected, required, or predicted; to exceed a relevant standard or benchmark in performance.
Where does overperform come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English perform English overperform From over- + perform.

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