# overvalue

**Pronunciation:** OVERVALUE

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** verb

## Meaning

overvalue means to assign an excessive value to something. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

## Examples

- The lesson showed how to overvalue in a natural sentence.
- Check who or what will overvalue before translating the verb.
- The example helped students understand when to overvalue.

## Common patterns

- to overvalue — Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — The lesson showed when to overvalue.
- overvalue in context — Check the sentence to see who does the action. — We studied how overvalue works in context.

## Collocations

- try to overvalue — They will try to overvalue after practice.
- learn to overvalue — Students learn to overvalue by seeing examples.

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