"overteach" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overteaches [present, singular, third-person], overteaching [participle, present], overtaught [participle, past], overtaught [past]
Etymology: over- + teach Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|teach}} over- + teach Head templates: {{en-verb|overteaches|overteaching|overtaught}} overteach (third-person singular simple present overteaches, present participle overteaching, simple past and past participle overtaught)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To teach too much. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-overteach-en-verb-5aoniR4O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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