"overwork" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊvəˌwɜːk/ [UK], /ˈoʊvɚˌwɝk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overwork (noun).wav
enPR: ōʹvə-wûk' [UK], ōʹvər-wûrk' [US] Etymology: From Middle English overwerc, from Old English oferweorc, oferġeweorc (“an overwork, superstructure, tomb”), equivalent to over- + work. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overwerc}} Middle English overwerc, {{inh|en|ang|oferweorc}} Old English oferweorc, {{pre|en|over|work}} over- + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overwork (uncountable)
  1. A superstructure. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overwork-en-noun-fL38yC80
  2. Excessive work. Tags: uncountable Translations (excessive work): преумора (preumora) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 過勞 (Chinese Mandarin), 过劳 (guòláo) (Chinese Mandarin), surmenage [masculine] (French), 過労 (karō) (alt: かろう) (Japanese), 과로 (gwaro) (alt: 過勞) (Korean), преработување (prerabotuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), przepracowanie [neuter] (Polish), перетру́живание (peretrúživanije) [neuter] (Russian), sobretrabajo (Spanish), sürmenaj (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-overwork-en-noun-yy8Pu2EN Disambiguation of 'excessive work': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: overtime
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/ [UK], /ˌoʊvɚˈwɝk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overwork (verb).wav Forms: overworks [present, singular, third-person], overworking [participle, present], overworked [participle, past], overworked [past], overwrought [archaic, participle, past], overwrought [archaic, past]
enPR: ō'və-wûkʹ [UK], ō'vər-wûrkʹ [US] Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Etymology: From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overwerken}} Middle English overwerken, {{der|en|ang|oferwyrċan|t=to overwork, overlay}} Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), {{prefix|en|over|work}} over- + work, {{cog|nl|overwerken|t=to overwork}} Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=overwrought|past2_qual=archaic}} overwork (third-person singular simple present overworks, present participle overworking, simple past and past participle overworked or (archaic) overwrought)
  1. (transitive) To make (someone or something) work too hard. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overwork-en-verb-5RSNB-nE
  2. (intransitive) To work too hard. Tags: intransitive Translations (to work too hard): преуморявам се (preumorjavam se) (Bulgarian), přepracovat se (Czech), sich überarbeiten (German), 過労する (karō suru) (alt: かろうする) (Japanese), 과로하다 (gwarohada) (Korean), преработи (preraboti) (Macedonian), przepracowywać się (Polish), перетружда́ться (peretruždátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), перетруди́ться (peretrudítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), sobretrabajar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-overwork-en-verb-UeTBbkn7 Disambiguation of 'to work too hard': 19 78 3 0
  3. (transitive) To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overwork-en-verb-iD35i-Wo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 3 3 78 4 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 15 6 6 6 59 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 10 10 10 55 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 5 5 5 75 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 4 4 4 78 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 7 7 7 54 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 11 11 11 48 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 8 62 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 8 8 8 58 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 12 7 7 7 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 12 7 7 7 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 6 6 6 51 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 10 10 10 44 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 8 8 8 58 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 9 9 9 59 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 7 7 7 54 13
  4. (transitive) To decorate all over. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overwork-en-verb-T5LtdGBj Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 20 10 10 10 14 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour."
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        "To decorate all over."
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        "(transitive) To decorate all over."
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "preumorjavam se",
      "sense": "to work too hard",
      "word": "преуморявам се"
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      "sense": "to work too hard",
      "word": "sich überarbeiten"
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      "sense": "to work too hard",
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      "word": "과로하다"
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      "sense": "to work too hard",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to work too hard",
      "word": "sobretrabajar"
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        "A superstructure."
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        {
          "ref": "1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 244:",
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          "ref": "1996, Wilkie Au, Urgings of the Heart: A Spirituality of Integration:",
          "text": "When it comes to overwork, denial looms large.",
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        },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "excessive work",
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      "sense": "excessive work",
      "word": "過勞"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guòláo",
      "sense": "excessive work",
      "word": "过劳"
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      "sense": "excessive work",
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      "word": "surmenage"
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      "alt": "かろう",
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      "alt": "過勞",
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      "sense": "excessive work",
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      "sense": "excessive work",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "excessive work",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "przepracowanie"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peretrúživanije",
      "sense": "excessive work",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "перетру́живание"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "excessive work",
      "word": "sobretrabajo"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "excessive work",
      "word": "sürmenaj"
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}

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