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# overworking

verb, -ing form of «overwork» (overworking); noun (overworking)

«overworking» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Overworking is working too hard or too long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#m1)
2. Overworking someone or something is making them work too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and adult life: overworking can make people tired and ill; in stories: a cruel master overworking his horses.

### Examples

- Dad has been overworking and needs a rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x1)
- Overworking can make you ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x2)
- Stop overworking your brain; take a break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x3)
- The farmer was accused of overworking his horses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x4)
- Overworking the dough makes the bread tough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x5)
- Many nurses are overworking this winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/#x6)

### Note

From «overwork». Past: overworked. Adjective: overworked (very tired from too much work).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overworking» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overworking» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overworking.html) on Mova free.