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overshoot

/ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt/verb

उच्चारण ओवशूट

आगे निकल जाना, लक्ष्य से आगे चले जाना

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verbovershot, overshot
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to go further than the place you intended to stop or turn

    आगे निकल जाना, लक्ष्य से आगे चले जाना

    • The plane overshot the runway in heavy rain.
    • We overshot the turning and had to come back.
  2. 2

    [T]

    to do more or spend more than you intended

    सीमा से अधिक हो जाना

    • The project overshot its budget by two crore rupees.

    Synonyms exceed

noun/ˈəʊvəʃuːt/
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.]

    an amount by which something is more than intended

    अधिकता, लक्ष्य से अधिक मात्रा

    • There was a large overshoot in spending this year.