English Explanatory Dictionary

oversend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To send an amount greater than what is required; to oversupply.
  2. To send (a message, etc.) to too many people.
  3. To send over, transmit.
noun
  1. A transmission that is larger than it should be.

Word forms

oversend oversends oversending oversent

Etymology

From Middle English oversenden (“to send over, transmit”), from Old English ofersendan (“to transmit”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *sandijaną (“to send”), corresponding to over- + send. Cognate with Middle Dutch oversenden (“to send over”), German übersenden (“to send, transmit”).

Derived words

oversending
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