How to pronounce "overdo"

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is almost as bad as shredding their effort in front of their eyes.

Ignoring gets you a whole way out there.

The good news is that by simply looking at something that somebody has done,

scanning it and saying "Uh huh,"

that seems to be quite sufficient

to dramatically improve people's motivations.

So the good news is that adding motivation

doesn't seem to be so difficult.

The bad news is that eliminating motivations

seems to be incredibly easy,

and if we don't think about it carefully, we might overdo it.

So this is all in terms of negative motivation,

or eliminating negative motivation.

The next part I want to show you is something about positive motivation.

So there is a store in the U.S. called IKEA.

And IKEA is a store with kind of okay furniture

that takes a long time to assemble.

(Laughter)

I don't know about you,

but every time I assemble one of those,

it takes me much longer, it's much more effortful,

Phonetic Breakdown of "overdo"

Learn how to break down "overdo" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˌəʊ.vəˈdu/

/ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

OW1 V ER0 D UW1

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Definition of "overdo"

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈdu/

Verb

To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.

Example: "I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight."

Synonyms: exaggerate
To cook for too long.

Example: "to overdo the meat"

Synonyms: overcook

Antonyms: undercook, underdo
To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).

Example: "to overdo one’s strength"

Synonyms: exhaust, fatigue, overtask, overtax, wear out
To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.

Synonyms: excel, outdo, surpass

Related Words to "overdo"

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exaggerate overstate abuse misuse overplay overpower careful underestimate

Words That Sound Like "overdo"

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overdue 3 syllables overdose 3 syllables overt 2 syllables overdone 3 syllables overdid 3 syllables over 2 syllables overtime 3 syllables overall 3 syllables