overread

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To read over, or peruse.
  2. To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read in too much depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.
  3. To read too much or excessively.
adj
  1. Having read too much.

Pronunciation

/əʊvəˈɹiːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overread.wav /əʊvəˈɹɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overread2.wav

Word forms

overread overreads overreading more overread most overread

Etymology

From Middle English overreden, from Old English oferrǣdan (“to read over; read through; consider”), equivalent to over- + read.

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