Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overtry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overtry
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend too much time or resources in trying (a legal case).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + try.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overtries (present, singular) overtrying (participle, present) overtried (participle, past) overtried (past)

Questions

What does overtry mean?
To spend too much time or resources in trying (a legal case).
Where does overtry come from?
From over- + try.

How to pronounce overtry

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