英語の動詞「overstate」の活用形と時制を一覧で紹介します。
「overstate」の活用形
「overstate」の活用形は以下の通りです。
原形｜overstate
三単現｜overstates
過去形｜overstated
過去分詞｜overstated
現在分詞｜overstating
三単現｜overstates
過去形｜overstated
過去分詞｜overstated
現在分詞｜overstating
「overstate」の意味と使い方とは
「overstate」は、何かを実際以上に大きく、重要に、または深刻に見せることを意味する動詞です。誇張する、大げさに言う、誇大に表現するといった訳が当てはまります。例えば、「The report overstates the company’s profits.（その報告書は会社の利益を誇張している）」のように、事実を歪めて伝えるニュアンスがあります。また、「I think you’re overstating the problem.（あなたは問題を大げさに言っていると思う）」のように、相手の発言に対して、問題の深刻さを誇張していると指摘する際にも使われます。さらに、「It’s hard to overstate the importance of education.（教育の重要性はいくら強調してもしすぎることはない）」のように、重要性を強調する文脈で、その重要性が非常に高いことを示すために用いられることもあります。
「overstate」は、何かを実際以上に大きく、重要に、または深刻に見せることを意味する動詞です。誇張する、大げさに言う、誇大に表現するといった訳が当てはまります。例えば、「The report overstates the company’s profits.（その報告書は会社の利益を誇張している）」のように、事実を歪めて伝えるニュアンスがあります。また、「I think you’re overstating the problem.（あなたは問題を大げさに言っていると思う）」のように、相手の発言に対して、問題の深刻さを誇張していると指摘する際にも使われます。さらに、「It’s hard to overstate the importance of education.（教育の重要性はいくら強調してもしすぎることはない）」のように、重要性を強調する文脈で、その重要性が非常に高いことを示すために用いられることもあります。
「overstate」の時制一覧
「overstate」の時制は以下の通りです。
現在形
I overstate
You overstate
He/She/It overstates
We overstate
They overstate
I overstate
You overstate
He/She/It overstates
We overstate
They overstate
過去形
I overstated
You overstated
He/She/It overstated
We overstated
They overstated
I overstated
You overstated
He/She/It overstated
We overstated
They overstated
現在完了形
I have overstated
You have overstated
He/She/It has overstated
We have overstated
They have overstated
I have overstated
You have overstated
He/She/It has overstated
We have overstated
They have overstated
現在進行形
I am overstating
You are overstating
He/She/It is overstating
We are overstating
They are overstating
I am overstating
You are overstating
He/She/It is overstating
We are overstating
They are overstating
未来形
I will overstate
You will overstate
He/She/It will overstate
We will overstate
They will overstate
I will overstate
You will overstate
He/She/It will overstate
We will overstate
They will overstate
過去進行形
I was overstating
You were overstating
He/She/It was overstating
We were overstating
They were overstating
I was overstating
You were overstating
He/She/It was overstating
We were overstating
They were overstating
未来進行形
I will be overstating
You will be overstating
He/She/It will be overstating
We will be overstating
They will be overstating
I will be overstating
You will be overstating
He/She/It will be overstating
We will be overstating
They will be overstating
過去完了形
I had overstated
You had overstated
He/She/It had overstated
We had overstated
They had overstated
I had overstated
You had overstated
He/She/It had overstated
We had overstated
They had overstated
未来完了形
I will have overstated
You will have overstated
He/She/It will have overstated
We will have overstated
They will have overstated
I will have overstated
You will have overstated
He/She/It will have overstated
We will have overstated
They will have overstated
現在完了進行形
I have been overstating
You have been overstating
He/She/It has been overstating
We have been overstating
They have been overstating
I have been overstating
You have been overstating
He/She/It has been overstating
We have been overstating
They have been overstating
過去完了進行形
I had been overstating
You had been overstating
He/She/It had been overstating
We had been overstating
They had been overstating
I had been overstating
You had been overstating
He/She/It had been overstating
We had been overstating
They had been overstating
未来完了進行形
I will have been overstating
You will have been overstating
He/She/It will have been overstating
We will have been overstating
They will have been overstating
I will have been overstating
You will have been overstating
He/She/It will have been overstating
We will have been overstating
They will have been overstating
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