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ENGLISH VERB

overrepresent

to overrepresent; to give too much weight to

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: overrepresenting
  • Past participle: overrepresented

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I overrepresent
  2. you you overrepresent
  3. he, she, it he overrepresents
  4. we we overrepresent
  5. they they overrepresent

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I overrepresented
  2. you you overrepresented
  3. he, she, it he overrepresented
  4. we we overrepresent
  5. they they overrepresented

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will overrepresent
  2. you you will overrepresent
  3. he, she, it he will overrepresent
  4. we we will overrepresent
  5. they they will overrepresent

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am overrepresenting
  2. you you are overrepresenting
  3. he, she, it he is overrepresenting
  4. we we are overrepresenting
  5. they they are overrepresenting

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already overrepresented
  2. you you have already overrepresented
  3. he, she, it he has already overrepresented
  4. we we have already overrepresented
  5. they they have already overrepresented

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would overrepresent
  2. you you would overrepresent
  3. he, she, it he would overrepresent
  4. we we would overrepresent
  5. they they would overrepresent

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. overrepresent!

How to use overrepresent

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Online polls overrepresent younger voters.

    Online surveys give too much weight to younger voters.

  2. Past

    The first answers overrepresented our regular customers.

    The early responses overrepresented our regular customers.

  3. Future

    A morning survey will overrepresent retired people.

    A survey in the morning will give too much weight to retirees.

  4. Present continuous

    Our sample is overrepresenting one neighborhood.

    Our sample is giving too much weight to one neighborhood.

  5. Present perfect

    The news has overrepresented one side of the story.

    The news coverage gave too much weight to one side of the story.

  6. Conditional

    Asking only friends would overrepresent people who agree with you.

    Asking only your friends would give too much weight to those who agree with you.

  7. Imperative

    Don't overrepresent one city in the results.

    Don't give too much weight to one city in the results.

Good to know

  • "Overrepresent" is to have more weight or more people than is fair in a sample or group; the opposite is "underrepresent".

Where you hear overrepresent

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • Three friends overrepresent the staff's opinion. Three friends overrepresent the staff's opinion.
  • The first answers overrepresented regulars. The first answers overrepresented regulars.
  • A morning survey would overrepresent retirees. A morning survey would overrepresent retirees.
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The sample doesn't represent everyone

Advanced Level 2 · may overrepresent · These responses may overrepresent the people who already like it here. · So far, these responses may overrepresent the people who already like it here.

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