override
verb/ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/
/ˌəʊvərˈraɪd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they override | /ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/ /ˌəʊvərˈraɪd/ |
| he / she / it overrides | /ˌəʊvəˈraɪdz/ /ˌəʊvərˈraɪdz/ |
| past simple overrode | /ˌəʊvəˈrəʊd/ /ˌəʊvərˈrəʊd/ |
| past participle overridden | /ˌəʊvəˈrɪdn/ /ˌəʊvərˈrɪdn/ |
| -ing form overriding | /ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈraɪdɪŋ/ |
- override something to use your authority to reject somebody’s decision, order, etc. synonym overrule
- The chairman overrode the committee's objections and signed the agreement.
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- override something to be more important than something
- Considerations of safety override all other concerns.
- override something to interrupt the action of a device that usually works by itself in order to control it yourself
- A special code is needed to override the time lock.
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