"overtry" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overtries [present, singular, third-person], overtrying [participle, present], overtried [participle, past], overtried [past]
Etymology: over- + try Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|try}} over- + try Head templates: {{en-verb}} overtry (third-person singular simple present overtries, present participle overtrying, simple past and past participle overtried)
  1. (transitive) To spend too much time or resources in trying (a legal case). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overtry-en-verb-ABu0aoQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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