overtax
verb /ˌəʊvəˈtæks/
/ˌəʊvərˈtæks/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overtax | /ˌəʊvəˈtæks/ /ˌəʊvərˈtæks/ |
he / she / it overtaxes | /ˌəʊvəˈtæksɪz/ /ˌəʊvərˈtæksɪz/ |
past simple overtaxed | /ˌəʊvəˈtækst/ /ˌəʊvərˈtækst/ |
past participle overtaxed | /ˌəʊvəˈtækst/ /ˌəʊvərˈtækst/ |
-ing form overtaxing | /ˌəʊvəˈtæksɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈtæksɪŋ/ |
- overtax somebody/something/yourself to do more than you are able or want to do; to make somebody/something do more than they are able or want to do
- to overtax your strength
- Take it easy. Don't overtax yourself.
- overtax somebody/something to make a person or an organization pay too much tax