overwork
verb /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/
/ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrk/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overwork | /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/ /ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrk/ |
| he / she / it overworks | /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːks/ /ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrks/ |
| past simple overworked | /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːkt/ /ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrkt/ |
| past participle overworked | /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːkt/ /ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrkt/ |
| -ing form overworking | /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ |
- to work too hard; to make a person or an animal work too hard
- You look tired. Have you been overworking?
- overwork somebody/something She overworks her staff.
- The staff are grossly overworked.