Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overreaching

/ˈoʊvɚɹˌitʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: over-reach-ing
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚɹˌitʃɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That overreaches (all senses).

verb

present participle and gerund of overreach

noun

The act or process of overreach (e.g. reaching beyond or extending past acceptable limits).

noun

Example Sentences

"You cannot mention trade or business, for instance, but they will relate the frauds and overreachings by which such an one has acquired the wealth which he now possesses."
"Any work of art/propaganda is surely permitted to lie. But Stone's overreachings in JFK are head-banging. How did he get this thing past the Script Dept.?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English overreach Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English overreaching From overreach + -ing.

Inflected Forms

more overreaching (comparative) most overreaching (superlative) overreachings (plural)

Derived Forms

overreachingly overreachingness

Synonyms

vaulting

Questions

How do you pronounce overreaching?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚɹˌitʃɪŋ/.
What does overreaching mean?: That overreaches (all senses).
Where does overreaching come from?: Etymology tree English overreach Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English overreaching From overreach + -ing.

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