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overplayoverplay /ˌoʊvɚˈpleɪ/ verb (, overplayed, overplaying) [transitive] VERB TABLEoverplay |
Present | I, you, we, they | overplay | | he, she, it | overplays | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overplayed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overplayed | | he, she, it | has overplayed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overplayed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overplay | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overplayed |
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Present | I | am overplaying | | he, she, it | is overplaying | | you, we, they | are overplaying | Past | I, he, she, it | was overplaying | | you, we, they | were overplaying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overplaying | | he, she, it | has been overplaying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overplaying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overplaying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overplaying |
1to make something seem more important or more exciting than it is OPP underplay: The press overplays these disagreements among Cabinet members.2to play a piece of music, show something on television, etc. too often3overplay your hand to behave too confidently, and try to gain more advantage than you can reasonably expect: The gun lobby overplayed its hand, and failed to get what it wanted. |