হোম অভিধান Ooverextend

লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।

এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।

overextend

To commit oneself to more tasks, obligations, or financial burdens than one can realistically manage. / To expand a military force or a business operation across too wide an area, making it vulnerable or unsustainable. / To stretch something too far, causing it to be strained or potentially damaged.

Transitive Verb

past: overextendedpp: overextendeding: overextending

This verb carries a strong connotation of instability and risk. Whether applied to personal energy, financial resources, or military logistics, the core image is a string or a line being pulled so tight that it is on the verge of snapping. It suggests a failure of judgment or an overestimation of one's own capacity.

In a professional or financial context, it is often used to describe a state of precariousness. When a person overextends themselves, they are not merely busy, but are operating at a level that is unsustainable and likely to lead to burnout or failure. In a physical sense, it refers specifically to joint or muscle strain where a limb is pushed beyond its natural range of motion.