overrate

«overrate» in Mova's school dictionary: better or more important than it really is — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (overrate, overrates, overrated, overrating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To think something or someone is better or more important than it really is. tree →

2) (overrated, adjective) Not as good as people say: "That film is overrated." tree →

sense in the lessons

Mostly used in opinions and reviews: "That band is overrated." In discussions and persuasive writing it shows disagreement with popular opinion. It is an opinion word, so give reasons. Opposite: underrate, underrated.

examples

• In my opinion, that famous burger place is overrated. tree →
• People overrate how much fun a long car trip is. tree →
• Sleep is not overrated; you really need it. tree →
• Critics overrated the film, but the children found it boring. tree →
• Some say homework is overrated, but practice helps. tree →
• Is the new phone worth it, or just overrated? tree →

note

Regular verb, most often used as the adjective "overrated". Opposite: underrated. When you say something is overrated, it is your opinion, not a fact; in a debate, back it up with reasons.

In the corpora

• The famous story that spinach's iron was overrated because of a misplaced decimal point is itself disputed and partly a myth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overrate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.