to overachieve
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5.3
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərəˈtʃiv/
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- They're used to striving to overachieve in sports, academics, and even volunteer services, and now they will want to overachieve.
- the team overachieved
You don't have to overachieve, and for the vast majority of survivors, your B game is more than enough.
- You don't have to overachieve, and for the vast majority of survivors, your B game is more than enough.
Examples
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Not a huge fan of anything that Angelos touches, but they have certainly overachieved so far.
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The student managed to overachieve in her exams, earning a scholarship to her dream university.
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Dad went to every physical therapy session and overachieved at them, although he got off to a slow start in the beginning.
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In 2013, we are going to overachieve and try to do better than what people are expecting, and we will use this as a growing year.
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In fact, in some respects, the team has probably overachieved so far.
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You don't have to overachieve, and for the vast majority of survivors, your B game is more than enough.
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Sometimes it's the desire to overachieve and impress others that brings on the moodiness and depression.
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Information and guidance on careers may help families not to overprotect their daughters or pressure them to overachieve.
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Do you think the 2012 team has met, underachieved, or overachieved those expectations?
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So well that many may say we overachieved this season after finishing 3rd in the regular season and 4th after the playoffs with four premiership debutants.
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Synonyms
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4.1
To be greater than a set amount or beyond what people expect
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4.6
To be better than another person or thing
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3.0
Show a higher level of skill or quality than before
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4.8
Do better than someone or something
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3.7
To do more than is required to help others or complete a task
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3.8
Be better than someone at something
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3.4
To have a big success people do not expect
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4.8
Do better and get more attention than others
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6.4
Do better than someone in skill or performance
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4.6
To be much better than someone or something
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6.8
To become faster, better, or larger than another
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6.1
To do better than someone or something and win
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6.7
To gain more than someone else, especially in a competition
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7.4
To have more success than people expect from your size or ability
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7.4
Do much better than expected
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7.2
To do much better than people expect
To impress people more than others
To try to be better than someone in a contest or task
To get someone or something better than you deserve
To get more success or a better partner than you deserve
To do much better than people expected
To do better than someone or something
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Etymology
The word overachieve comes from over- meaning 'beyond' and achieve meaning 'to reach a goal'. So to overachieve is to do more than expected and succeed more than people thought you would.