"overmanage" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overmanages [present, singular, third-person], overmanaging [participle, present], overmanaged [participle, past], overmanaged [past]
Etymology: over- + manage Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|manage}} over- + manage Head templates: {{en-verb}} overmanage (third-person singular simple present overmanages, present participle overmanaging, simple past and past participle overmanaged)
  1. (transitive, business) To manage excessively; to micromanage. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Business Related terms: overmanagement
    Sense id: en-overmanage-en-verb-gnpSFBKt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Topics: business

Inflected forms

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