Overshoot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

shoot beyond or over (a target)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚʃˈuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəʃˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəʃˈuːt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚʃˈuːt/.

Examples

The plan overshoots its aim

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wave-off go-around

Antonyms

undershoot

Parts of Speech

noun	an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
verb	shoot beyond or over (a target)
verb	aim too high “The plan overshoots its aim”

Word Forms

overshoot	verb	aim too high
overshoot	noun	an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überschießen

ein Ansatz, der scheitert und einem neuen Versuch Platz macht

🇫🇷French

dépasser

une approche qui échoue et cède la place à une autre tentative

🇪🇸Spanish

excederse

un enfoque que fracasa y da paso a otro intento

🇮🇹Italian

superare

un approccio che fallisce e lascia il posto a un altro tentativo

🇳🇱Dutch

overschieten

een aanpak die mislukt en plaats maakt voor een nieuwe poging

🇵🇹Portuguese

ultrapassar

uma abordagem que falha e dá lugar a outra tentativa

🇷🇺Russian

промахнуться

подход, который терпит неудачу и уступает место другой попытке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओवरशूट

एक दृष्टिकोण जो विफल हो जाता है और दूसरे प्रयास को रास्ता देता है

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓவர்ஷூட்

ஒரு அணுகுமுறை தோல்வியடைந்து மற்றொரு முயற்சிக்கு வழிவகுக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓవర్ షూట్

ఒక విధానం విఫలమై మరొక ప్రయత్నానికి దారి తీస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ओव्हरशूट

एक दृष्टीकोन जो अयशस्वी होतो आणि दुसर्या प्रयत्नास मार्ग देतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરશૂટ

એક અભિગમ જે નિષ્ફળ જાય છે અને બીજા પ્રયાસને માર્ગ આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ

ಒಂದು ವಿಧಾನವು ವಿಫಲಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಕ್ಕೆ ದಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർഷൂട്ട്

ഒരു സമീപനം പരാജയപ്പെടുകയും മറ്റൊരു ശ്രമത്തിന് വഴിയൊരുക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਸ਼ੂਟ

ਇੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਜੋ ਅਸਫਲ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਹੋਰ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਰਾਹ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوور شوٹ

ایک نقطہ نظر جو ناکام ہوجاتا ہے اور ایک اور کوشش کا راستہ فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超调

失败并让位于另一种尝试的方法

🇯🇵Japanese

オーバーシュート

失敗して別の試みに道を譲るアプローチ

🇰🇷Korean

넘겨 쏘다

실패하고 다른 시도로 넘어가는 접근 방식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vượt quá

một cách tiếp cận thất bại và nhường chỗ cho một nỗ lực khác

🇹🇭Thai

เกินเลย

แนวทางที่ล้มเหลวและเปิดทางให้พยายามอีกครั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melampaui

sebuah pendekatan yang gagal dan memberi jalan bagi upaya lain

🇲🇾Malay

melampaui batas

pendekatan yang gagal dan memberi laluan kepada percubaan lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجاوز

نهج يفشل ويفتح المجال لمحاولة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

رویکردی که شکست می خورد و جای خود را به تلاش دیگری می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

aşmak

başarısız olan ve yerini başka bir girişime bırakan bir yaklaşım

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחטִיא אֵת הַמַטָרָה

גישה שנכשלת ומפנה מקום לניסיון נוסף

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The primary meaning of 'overshoot' is 'an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt'.

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