"overcommitted" meaning in English

See overcommitted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overcommitted [comparative], most overcommitted [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English committed English overcommitted From over- + committed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|over-|committed|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English committed English overcommitted [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*uber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofer-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "committed", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "overcommitted", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="overcommitted"> From over- + committed. Head templates: {{en-adj}} overcommitted (comparative more overcommitted, superlative most overcommitted)
  1. Having committed too much of one's time or resources.
    Sense id: en-overcommitted-en-adj-laumyZ7G Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overcommitted
  1. simple past and past participle of overcommit Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overcommit
    Sense id: en-overcommitted-en-verb-DvlWugOn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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