Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overtrain

/oʊvɚtɹˈeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: over-train
IPA: /oʊvɚtɹˈeɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To train too much or too long.

Example Sentences

"Jim overtrained and found that he was exhausted by the time of the competition."
"I think I've overtrained my leg muscles."

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 train English overtrain From over- + train.

Inflected Forms

overtrains (present, singular) overtraining (participle, present) overtrained (participle, past) overtrained (past)

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce overtrain?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊvɚtɹˈeɪn/.
What does overtrain mean?: To train too much or too long.
Where does overtrain 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 train English overtrain From over- + train.

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