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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

무리하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: murihada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Overextend/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈstɛnd/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"너무 많은 일을 맡아 무리하지 마세요."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To commit too much of one's energy, time, money, or resources to various tasks or projects, leaving oneself vulnerable or exhausted.

    "She realized she had overextended herself by taking on three major projects at the same time."
  2. 2

    To stretch or reach beyond proper limits, typically regarding financial credit or physical capabilities.

    "The company overextended financially by purchasing too many assets during a market downturn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'over-' (meaning beyond normal limits or excessive) combined with 'extend', which traces back to Latin 'extendere' (ex- 'out' + tendere 'to stretch'). First appearing in the late 16th century, the term originally applied to physical boundaries or financial credit before expanding metaphorically to personal energy and resources.

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