oversend

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English oversenden (“to send over, transmit”), from Old English ofersendan (“to transmit”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *sandijaną (“to send”), corresponding to over- +‎ send. Cognate with Middle Dutch oversenden (“to send over”), German übersenden (“to send, transmit”). === Verb === oversend (third-person singular simple present oversends, present participle oversending, simple past and past participle oversent) To send an amount greater than what is required; to oversupply. (ambitransitive) To send (a message, etc.) to too many people. To send over, transmit. ==== Derived terms ==== oversending === Noun === oversend (plural oversends) A transmission that is larger than it should be.