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- [goh oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /goʊ ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /ɡəʊ ˈəʊ.və.bɔːd/
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- [goh oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /goʊ ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
Definitions of go overboard words
- adverb go overboard over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard. 1
- idioms go overboard go overboard, to go to extremes, especially in regard to approval or disapproval of a person or thing: I think the critics went overboard in panning that new show. 1
- intransitive verb+adverb go overboard do sth extravagantly, to excess 1
- intransitive verb+adverb go overboard fall off a boat 1
- phrase go overboard If you say that someone goes overboard, you mean that they do something to a greater extent than is necessary or reasonable. 0
- noun go overboard to be extremely enthusiastic 0
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Origin of go overboard
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English over bord, Old English ofer bord. See over, board
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Parts of speech for Go overboard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go overboard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
go overboard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go overboard
verb go overboard
- overrate — to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence.
- overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- overstate — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
- overreach — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- magnify — to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
Antonyms for go overboard
verb go overboard
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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