Meaning

noun the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration

noun a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power

verb drive or work too hard

originFrom Middle English overdriven, from Old English oferdrīfan, equivalent to over- + drive. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uurdrieuwe (“to overdo, overstate”), Dutch overdrijven (“to exaggerate”), German Low German overdrieven, överdrieven (“to overdo, exaggerate”), German übertreiben (“to overdo, exaggerate”), Norwegian overdrive (“to exaggerate”).

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