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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overserve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-serve
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To serve too much (especially alcohol to an intoxicated person).

Transitive verb

Etymology

From over- + serve.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overserves (present, singular) overserving (participle, present) overserved (participle, past) overserved (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overservice

Questions

What does overserve mean?
To serve too much (especially alcohol to an intoxicated person).
Where does overserve come from?
From over- + serve.

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