Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overinstruct
Participle: overinstructed
Gerund: overinstructing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | overinstruct |
| you | overinstruct |
| he;she;it | overinstructs |
| we | overinstruct |
| you | overinstruct |
| they | overinstruct |
Perfect
| I | have overinstructed |
| you | have overinstructed |
| he;she;it | has overinstructed |
| we | have overinstructed |
| you | have overinstructed |
| they | have overinstructed |
Past
| I | overinstructed |
| you | overinstructed |
| he;she;it | overinstructed |
| we | overinstructed |
| you | overinstructed |
| they | overinstructed |
Pluperfect
| I | had overinstructed |
| you | had overinstructed |
| he;she;it | had overinstructed |
| we | had overinstructed |
| you | had overinstructed |
| they | had overinstructed |
Future
| I | will overinstruct |
| you | will overinstruct |
| he;she;it | will overinstruct |
| we | will overinstruct |
| you | will overinstruct |
| they | will overinstruct |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overinstructed |
| you | will have overinstructed |
| he;she;it | will have overinstructed |
| we | will have overinstructed |
| you | will have overinstructed |
| they | will have overinstructed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overinstruct |
| you | overinstruct |
| he;she;it | overinstruct |
| we | overinstruct |
| you | overinstruct |
| they | overinstruct |
Perfect
| I | have overinstructed |
| you | have overinstructed |
| he;she;it | have overinstructed |
| we | have overinstructed |
| you | have overinstructed |
| they | have overinstructed |
Imperfect
| I | overinstructed |
| you | overinstructed |
| he;she;it | overinstructed |
| we | overinstructed |
| you | overinstructed |
| they | overinstructed |
Pluperfect
| I | had overinstructed |
| you | had overinstructed |
| he;she;it | had overinstructed |
| we | had overinstructed |
| you | had overinstructed |
| they | had overinstructed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overinstruct |
| you | would overinstruct |
| he;she;it | would overinstruct |
| we | would overinstruct |
| you | would overinstruct |
| they | would overinstruct |
Perfect
| I | would have overinstructed |
| you | would have overinstructed |
| he;she;it | would have overinstructed |
| we | would have overinstructed |
| you | would have overinstructed |
| they | would have overinstructed |
Imperative
| you | overinstruct |
| we | Let's overinstruct |
| you | overinstruct |
Verbs conjugated like 'overinstruct'
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 'overinstruct'
overconstruct,
preinstruct,
reinstruct,
underinstruct,
deconstruct,
foreconstruct,
instruct,
misinstruct,
overinsure,
overtrust,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From over- + instruct.
Sample Sentences
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It is a common fault to overinstruct the composing room—to tell them the size of type to use in every line and in every corner. [1922, E. H. Kastor, Advertising, LaSalle Extension University, page 122]
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…feminist critics found fault with the magazine’s tendency to overinstruct readers on how to become some stereotype of a woman they might not be naturally…. [1996, Candace Lewis, “Helen Gurley Brown”, in Nancy Signorielli, editor, Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook, Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 36:]
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Verbal instructions are often overdone and are often unable to capture the many subtle aspects of skilled movements. …The most important message here is do not overinstruct. [1997, Malcolm R. McNeil, Donald A. Robin, and Richard A. Schmidt, "Apraxia of Speech: Definition, Differentiation, and Treatment", chapter 14 of Malcolm R. McNeil (ed.), Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders, Thieme, page 333]