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o·ver·heat

 (ō′vər-hēt′)
v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats
v.tr.
1. To heat too much.
2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated.
v.intr.
To become too hot or very excited.
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overheat

(ˌəʊvəˈhiːt)
vb
1. to make or become excessively hot
2. (tr; often passive) to make very agitated, irritated, etc
3. (Economics) (intr) (of an economy) to tend towards inflation, often as a result of excessive growth in demand
4. (Economics) (tr) to cause (an economy) to tend towards inflation
n
the condition of being overheated
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o•ver•heat

(ˌoʊ vərˈhit)
v.t.
1. to heat to excess.
2. to excite or agitate.
3. to stimulate
v.i.
4. to become overheated.
(the economy) to excess.
[1350–1400]
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overheat


Past participle: overheated
Gerund: overheating

Imperative
overheat
overheat
Present
I overheat
you overheat
he/she/it overheats
we overheat
you overheat
they overheat
Preterite
I overheated
you overheated
he/she/it overheated
we overheated
you overheated
they overheated
Present Continuous
I am overheating
you are overheating
he/she/it is overheating
we are overheating
you are overheating
they are overheating
Present Perfect
I have overheated
you have overheated
he/she/it has overheated
we have overheated
you have overheated
they have overheated
Past Continuous
I was overheating
you were overheating
he/she/it was overheating
we were overheating
you were overheating
they were overheating
Past Perfect
I had overheated
you had overheated
he/she/it had overheated
we had overheated
you had overheated
they had overheated
Future
I will overheat
you will overheat
he/she/it will overheat
we will overheat
you will overheat
they will overheat
Future Perfect
I will have overheated
you will have overheated
he/she/it will have overheated
we will have overheated
you will have overheated
they will have overheated
Future Continuous
I will be overheating
you will be overheating
he/she/it will be overheating
we will be overheating
you will be overheating
they will be overheating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overheating
you have been overheating
he/she/it has been overheating
we have been overheating
you have been overheating
they have been overheating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overheating
you will have been overheating
he/she/it will have been overheating
we will have been overheating
you will have been overheating
they will have been overheating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overheating
you had been overheating
he/she/it had been overheating
we had been overheating
you had been overheating
they had been overheating
Conditional
I would overheat
you would overheat
he/she/it would overheat
we would overheat
you would overheat
they would overheat
Past Conditional
I would have overheated
you would have overheated
he/she/it would have overheated
we would have overheated
you would have overheated
they would have overheated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.overheat - get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines overheated"
heat up, hot up, heat - gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
2.overheat - make excessively or undesirably hot; "The room was overheated"
heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
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Translations

overheat

[ˌəʊvəˈhiːt]
A. VT
1. (lit) → recalentar, sobrecalentar
to get overheatedrecalentarse
2. (Econ, fig) → sobrecalentar
B. VIrecalentarse
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overheat

[ˌəʊvərˈhiːt] vi
[economy] → être en surchauffe
[engine] → chauffer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overheat

[ˌəʊvəˈhiːt]
1. vi (engine, brakes) → surriscaldarsi
2. vtsurriscaldare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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