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# How to pronounce "overqualify" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɒvɛrkwælɪfɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **o·ver·qu·a·li·fy**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To give excessive academic qualifications to.
  - *Example*: "[…] remember it is better to overqualify advisers than to make assumptions about their abilities."
- To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
  - *Example*: "I do have a tendency sometimes to overqualify what I am saying or labour the point."

### Example Sentences
- "[…] remember it is better to overqualify advisers than to make assumptions about their abilities."
- "I do have a tendency sometimes to overqualify what I am saying or labour the point."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "overqualify"

- **Syllables**: o · ver · qu · a · li · fy
- **IPA**: `/ɒvɛrkwælɪfɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[overqualifies](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/overqualifies), [overqualified](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/overqualified), [overqualifying](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/overqualifying)


## Related Pronunciations

[oven](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oven), [ovenable](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenable), [ovenbird](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenbird), [ovenchyma](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenchyma), [ovened](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovened), [ovenette](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenette), [ovenful](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenful), [ovening](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovening)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “overqualify”?
“overqualify” is pronounced /ɒvɛrkwælɪfɪ/ (o · ver · qu · a · li · fy). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “overqualify”?
“overqualify” has 6 syllables: o · ver · qu · a · li · fy.

### What does “overqualify” mean?
To give excessive academic qualifications to.


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