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Q: How do you say this in English (US)? overate
A: we usually say “something is overrated” but overate is a word too!
Q: How do you say this in English (US)? overate
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Q: She overate dinner, so she was getting a belly on her. Does this sound natural?
A: × She overate dinner, so she was getting a belly on her.
✓ She overate at dinner, so she started to get a belly on her.

"she started to get a belly on her" = becoming fat because her body is unhealthy. "Getting a belly" means "getting fat"

"her belly started to show" = her belly just looks fatter (because she has lots of food in her stomach)
Q: I overate myself very much because I have a
stomachache Does this sound natural?
A: I had a stomachache because I overate.
Q: He overate the parents out of their house.(meaning: He ate so much that his parents had to get out of their house.) Does this sound natural?
A: okay so I think you can say something like:

He ate too much food that his parents had to sell their house in order to pay for it.
Q: I overate myself vs I ate a lot.
Which one is natural?
A: "I eat a lot" sounds better or "I ate too much" for past tense. "I overate" ("overeat" for present) could be fine too.

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