What part of speech is overextended?

Overextended can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. overextended is a verb, past participle of overextend (infinitive).
2. overextended is a verb, past simple of overextend (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) overextend

overextend / overextends

overextended

overextended

overextending

Infinitive: (to) overextend
Present: overextend / overextends
Simple Past: overextended
Past Participle: (have) overextended
Gerund: overextending

What does overextended mean?

Definitions

Adjective
overextended - extended or expanded beyond a safe limit.
Verb
overextend - strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

Examples of overextended

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Tom wanted to swim across the lake but he overextended himself and drowned.

Sentence
verb
Tom wanted to swim across the lake but he overextended himself and drowned.

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