overshot
Prononciation : [ˈoʊvərʃɑt]
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Contexte : « movement »
(verb) to go past a target or a point you aimed for, usually by moving too fast. Imagine you're throwing a ball and it goes past where you wanted it to land.
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She overshot her throw and the ball landed in the neighbor's yard.
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He didn’t overshoot the target; his aim was perfect.
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Did you overshoot the mark when you threw the paper airplane?
Contexte : « finance »
(verb) to exceed a budget or an expected limit. This can happen while planning for a project or an event. If you spend more money than you planned, you overshot your budget.
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They overshot their budget because of unexpected expenses.
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Thankfully, they did not overshoot their budget this time.
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Did the project overshoot the budget we set?
Contexte : « mechanics »
(noun) the amount by which something has gone too far. This is like measuring how much extra distance something traveled beyond what was intended.
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The overshot of the vehicle was measured to be five meters.
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There was no overshot on this trip; we arrived exactly on time.
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What was the overshot measured in that last experiment?
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