WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•stud•y
(v. ō′vər stud′ē;n. ō′vər stud′ē),USA pronunciation v., -stud•ied, -stud•y•ing, n.
v.t., v.i.
n.
v.t., v.i.
- to study too much or too hard (sometimes used reflexively):to overstudy a letter for hidden meanings;to overstudy to the point of exhaustion;to overstudy oneself and forget half of what has been read.
n.
- excessive study.
- over- + study 1635–45