o·ver·feed

(ō′vər-fēd′)

tr. & intr.v. o·ver·fed (-fĕd′), o·ver·feed·ing, o·ver·feeds

To feed or eat too often or too much.

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overfeed

(ˌəʊvəˈfiːd)

vb (tr)

to feed too much

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overfeed

Past participle: overfed
Gerund: overfeeding

Imperative
overfeed
overfeed

Present
I overfeed
you overfeed
he/she/it overfeeds
we overfeed
you overfeed
they overfeed

Preterite
I overfed
you overfed
he/she/it overfed
we overfed
you overfed
they overfed

Present Continuous
I am overfeeding
you are overfeeding
he/she/it is overfeeding
we are overfeeding
you are overfeeding
they are overfeeding

Present Perfect
I have overfed
you have overfed
he/she/it has overfed
we have overfed
you have overfed
they have overfed

Past Continuous
I was overfeeding
you were overfeeding
he/she/it was overfeeding
we were overfeeding
you were overfeeding
they were overfeeding

Past Perfect
I had overfed
you had overfed
he/she/it had overfed
we had overfed
you had overfed
they had overfed

Future
I will overfeed
you will overfeed
he/she/it will overfeed
we will overfeed
you will overfeed
they will overfeed

Future Perfect
I will have overfed
you will have overfed
he/she/it will have overfed
we will have overfed
you will have overfed
they will have overfed

Future Continuous
I will be overfeeding
you will be overfeeding
he/she/it will be overfeeding
we will be overfeeding
you will be overfeeding
they will be overfeeding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overfeeding
you have been overfeeding
he/she/it has been overfeeding
we have been overfeeding
you have been overfeeding
they have been overfeeding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overfeeding
you will have been overfeeding
he/she/it will have been overfeeding
we will have been overfeeding
you will have been overfeeding
they will have been overfeeding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overfeeding
you had been overfeeding
he/she/it had been overfeeding
we had been overfeeding
you had been overfeeding
they had been overfeeding

Conditional
I would overfeed
you would overfeed
he/she/it would overfeed
we would overfeed
you would overfeed
they would overfeed

Past Conditional
I would have overfed
you would have overfed
he/she/it would have overfed
we would have overfed
you would have overfed
they would have overfed

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

overfeed - feed excessively

feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

Translations

overfeed

[ˌəʊvəˈfiːd] (overfed (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈfed] VT → sobrealimentar, dar demasiado de comer a

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

overfeed

[ˌəʊvəˈfiːd] (overfed (pt, pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈfɛd] vt → sovralimentare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

overfeed

vi. sobrealimentar, alimentar en exceso.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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