# overdo

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌəʊvəˈduː/ · frequency rank #35,444

## Definitions
1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
2. To cook for too long.
3. To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
4. To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.

## Etymology
From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + do.

## Easily confused with
- **overt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdo-vs-overt)
- **overly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdo-vs-overly)
- **overdue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdo-vs-overdue)
- **Overton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdo-vs-overton)
- **overdose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdo-vs-overdose)
- **overdone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overdo-vs-overdone)
- **over** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/over-vs-overdo)

## Common misspellings (8)
`oevrdo`, `ovedro`, `overddo`, `overod`, `overrdo`, `ovredo`, `ovverdo`, `voerdo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overdo