Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overstrain
Participle: overstrained
Gerund: overstraining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | overstrain |
| you | overstrain |
| he;she;it | overstrains |
| we | overstrain |
| you | overstrain |
| they | overstrain |
Perfect
| I | have overstrained |
| you | have overstrained |
| he;she;it | has overstrained |
| we | have overstrained |
| you | have overstrained |
| they | have overstrained |
Past
| I | overstrained |
| you | overstrained |
| he;she;it | overstrained |
| we | overstrained |
| you | overstrained |
| they | overstrained |
Pluperfect
| I | had overstrained |
| you | had overstrained |
| he;she;it | had overstrained |
| we | had overstrained |
| you | had overstrained |
| they | had overstrained |
Future
| I | will overstrain |
| you | will overstrain |
| he;she;it | will overstrain |
| we | will overstrain |
| you | will overstrain |
| they | will overstrain |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overstrained |
| you | will have overstrained |
| he;she;it | will have overstrained |
| we | will have overstrained |
| you | will have overstrained |
| they | will have overstrained |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overstrain |
| you | overstrain |
| he;she;it | overstrain |
| we | overstrain |
| you | overstrain |
| they | overstrain |
Perfect
| I | have overstrained |
| you | have overstrained |
| he;she;it | have overstrained |
| we | have overstrained |
| you | have overstrained |
| they | have overstrained |
Imperfect
| I | overstrained |
| you | overstrained |
| he;she;it | overstrained |
| we | overstrained |
| you | overstrained |
| they | overstrained |
Pluperfect
| I | had overstrained |
| you | had overstrained |
| he;she;it | had overstrained |
| we | had overstrained |
| you | had overstrained |
| they | had overstrained |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overstrain |
| you | would overstrain |
| he;she;it | would overstrain |
| we | would overstrain |
| you | would overstrain |
| they | would overstrain |
Perfect
| I | would have overstrained |
| you | would have overstrained |
| he;she;it | would have overstrained |
| we | would have overstrained |
| you | would have overstrained |
| they | would have overstrained |
Imperative
| you | overstrain |
| we | Let's overstrain |
| you | overstrain |
Verbs conjugated like 'overstrain'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'overstrain'
overstain,
overtrain,
overdrain,
overgrain,
overrestrain,
overstraw,
outstrain,
overconstrain,
overmargin,
oversail,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From over- + strain.
Sample Sentences
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The very phrase of "generous forbearance" shocked her as overstrained; but she did marvel that Lord Avonleigh felt neither pained nor embarrassed in a situation where such sensations seemed inevitable. [1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 134:]
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Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself, but Boxer would never listen to her. [1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:]