overbuild

ˌəʊvəˈbɪld

overbuilt

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Definition of overbuild - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

unnecessary construction

tr./intr.

Rare

construct more buildings than necessary

tr./intr.

Rare

The city council worried that developers might overbuild the new district..

overdevelop

construction

tr.

Rare

build over or on top of another structure

tr.

Rare

They plan to overbuild the old warehouse with a new office.

cover

overlay

superimpose

architecture

tr.

Rare

create a building with excessive size or detail

tr.

Rare

The architect tends to overbuild his designs, making them costly.

oversize

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Origin of overbuild

Old English, ofer (over) + byldan (build)

Examples of overbuild in a sentence

The risk is that they will overbuild the area.
The city decided to overbuild the existing bridge.
Developers want to overbuild the parking lot with apartments.
Developers often overbuild in urban areas.
He tends to overbuild, ignoring budget constraints.

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French:surconstruire, surélever, ...
German:überflüssig bauen, überbauen, ...
Italian:costruire in eccesso, costruire sopra, ...
Spanish:sobreconstruir, construir sobre, ...
Portuguese:construir em excesso, construir sobre, ...
Chinese:建设过多, 加建, ...
Japanese:必要以上に建設する, 上に建てる, ...
Arabic:أَفْرَطَ فِي البِنَاءِ, بَنَى فَوْقَ, ...
Hebrew:לִבְנוֹת יוֹתֵר מִדֵּי, לְהַרְכִּיב, ...
Russian:строить больше, чем нужно, надстраивать, ...
Ukrainian:перебудовувати, збудувати над, ...
Hindi:अनावश्यक निर्माण करना, ऊपर निर्माण करना, ...
Bengali:অপ্রয়োজনীয় নির্মাণ করা, উপর নির্মাণ করা, ...
Catalan:construir innecessàriament, construir sobre, ...
Czech:nadměrně zastavět, nastavět, ...
Danish:overbygge unødvendigt, overbygge, ...
Dutch:overbouwen, erbovenop bouwen, ...
Greek:κατασκευάζω περιττά, χτίζω πάνω, ...
Hungarian:túlépíteni, ráépíteni, ...
Khmer:សាងសង់លើសតម្រូវការ, សង់គ្របពីលើ, ...
Korean:과잉 건설하다, 건설하다, ...
Persian:بیش از حد ساختن, بپوشاند, ...
Polish:nadmiernie budować, nadbudować, ...
Portuguese (BR):construir em excesso, construir sobre, ...
Romanian:a construi excesiv, a construi peste, ...
Swedish:överbygga, bygga över, ...
Thai:สร้างมากเกินไป, สร้างทับ, ...
Turkish:aşırı inşa etmek, inşa etmek, ...
Vietnamese:xây dựng quá mức, xây chồng, ...

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