Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To perform better or achieve more success than expected.
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- verb To
achieve more or at a higher level of quality than what wasexpected .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected
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Examples
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Kentucky High School Sports: Hardy keys Mercy in semis; Jaguars avenge loss to Notre Dame Kentuckiana Colleges: Knights 'overachieve' - usually by a 1-0 score Home and Garden: Timing may be right for a return to guest houses Text alerts - News, scores sent to your phone
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"I don't think there's even one guy on our team, even the big-money guys that doesn't have something to prove… I think these guys will play hard, and we can call it 'overachieve,' but I think the team is better than people are giving it credit for."
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Thank you for putting your thoughts down, and for reminding those of us that "overachieve" in SL of some basic tenants that *really* will help us...if we slow down and follow them.
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Google Apps is looking to "overachieve" on its 99.9 percent service level agreement to enterprises, according to an executive speaking at an investor conference.
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Google Apps is looking to "overachieve" on its 99.9 percent service level agreement to enterprises, according to an executive speaking at an investor conference.
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- Google Apps is looking to "overachieve" on its 99.9 percent service level agreement to enterprises, according to an executive speaking at an investor conference.
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The Manager of the Year Award traditionally goes to the manager of the team that appeared to overachieve the most.
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It seems this is their playoffs, this is their opportunity to shine and they overachieve for the early part.
Bruce Boudreau wants to make sure the Capitals don't overlook the Panthers
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The Manager of the Year Award traditionally goes to the manager of the team that appeared to overachieve the most.
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But in tomorrow's report, the story of ethnicity is a complicated one – in which poor black boys underachieve, as do those from Irish Traveller families, but poor Chinese girls overachieve; Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities see different outcomes to Indian ones; and there is a growing group of mixed race children who in themselves have complex outcomes.
Britain's divided schools: a disturbing portrait of inequality
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