oversend
English
Etymology
From Middle English oversenden (“to send over, transmit”), from Old English ofersendan (“to transmit”), corresponding to over- + send, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *sandijaną (“to send”). Cognate with Middle Dutch oversenden (“to send over”).
Verb
oversend (third-person singular simple present oversends, present participle oversending, simple past and past participle oversent)
- To send over, transmit. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- To send a amount greater than what is required; to oversupply.
- (transitive, intransitive, email) To send to too many people.
- 2010, Harriet Diamond, Linda Eve Diamond, Perfect Phrases for Writing Company Announcements
- Don't oversend. That means don't send an e-mail announcement to everyone who may have once sent you an e-mail; it also means don't overburden those who are willingly on your e-mail list because they want relevant information. Oversending e-mails is the surest way to be ignored or find your way to the junk mail file.
- 2010, Harriet Diamond, Linda Eve Diamond, Perfect Phrases for Writing Company Announcements
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