to backslide
[Verb]
to return to worse behavior, habits, or moral standards after having improved
Ex: After months of sobriety, he began to backslide into drinking again.
Close
Sign into befall
[Verb]
to happen to a person or thing in a way that seems destined and has serious consequences
Ex: The fate that befell them was beyond their control.
Close
Sign into beget
[Verb]
to cause, produce, or bring forth
Ex: Kindness tends to beget more kindness, creating a positive and uplifting environment.
Close
Sign into browbeat
[Verb]
to force a person into doing something by threatening or frightening them
Ex: He tried to browbeat his coworkers into accepting the new policy.
Close
Sign inClose
Sign inClose
Sign into overdo
[Verb]
to do something excessively, beyond what is appropriate or reasonable
Ex: After weeks of intense workouts, he began to feel fatigued, realizing that he had been overdoing it at the gym.
Close
Sign into overtake
[Verb]
to catch up to and pass by something or someone that is moving in the same direction
Ex: The car overtook us on the highway, speeding past at a rapid pace.
Close
Sign in
to overthrow
[Verb]
to forcefully remove a person of authority or power from their position
Ex: The citizens united to overthrow the corrupt leader and establish a new government.
Close
Sign into overwrite
[Verb]
to replace or erase existing data or information by writing new data or information in its place
Ex: If you save the file again, it will overwrite the previous version.
Close
Sign in
to partake
[Verb]
to participate in consuming food
Ex: The family gathered around the table to partake in a delicious home-cooked meal.
Close
Sign into undertake
[Verb]
to take responsibility for something and start to do it
Ex: She undertakes the responsibility of managing the team's day-to-day operations.
Close
Sign in
Download LanGeek app