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overstateoverstate /ˌoʊvɚˈsteɪt/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEoverstate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | overstate | | he, she, it | overstates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overstated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overstated | | he, she, it | has overstated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overstated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overstate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overstated |
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| Present | I | am overstating | | he, she, it | is overstating | | you, we, they | are overstating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was overstating | | you, we, they | were overstating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overstating | | he, she, it | has been overstating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overstating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overstating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overstating |
► overstating the case They’re calling it a revolutionary change in television, which may be overstating the case. ► cannot be overstated The importance of a child’s early years cannot be overstated (=they are very important). to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious, etc. than it really is SYN exaggerate OPP understate: Our opponents say we are overstating the seriousness of the problem. They’re calling it a revolutionary change in television, which may be overstating the case. The importance of a child’s early years cannot be overstated (=they are very important).—overstatement noun [countable, uncountable] |