overreaching

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or process of overreach (e.g. reaching beyond or extending past acceptable limits).
  2. Deception.
    — You cannot mention trade or business, for instance, but they will relate the frauds and overreachings by which such an one has acquired the wealth which he now possesses.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of overreach form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. That overreaches (all senses).

词形变化

more overreaching comparative most overreaching superlative overreachings plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English overreach
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English overreaching
From overreach + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English overreach
Proto-Germanic *-ungō
Old English -ung
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English overreaching
From overreach + -ing.
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