override
/oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
verb
To give commands of a higher priority to an automated system; to take manual control of an automated system
Transitive verb
verb
To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
Transitive verb
noun
A royalty.
Example Sentences
- "Around 50 people were evacuated from a rush-hour London Overground service on October 12, after an eight-car train overrode the buffers at Enfield Town station."
- "Separation of the caboose from the VAN train had caused the train to go into emergency braking and when Extra 3119 West struck the third rack car, the car overrode the locomotive, destroyed the remaining superstructure, and caused the locomotive to overturn the north rail. The near-instantaneous derailment of the rest of the train followed immediately."
- "In automotive design, safety should override lesser factors such as cosmetics and corner-cutting."
- "Congress promptly overrode the president's veto, passing the bill into law."
- "The needs of the windmill must override everything else, he said."
- "The power of the stories overrides everything else. The quiet starkness of the telling: […]"
Etymology
From Middle English overriden, from Old English oferrīdan, equivalent to over- + ride. Cognate with Dutch overrijden, German überreiten, Danish override.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪd/
- British English: /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/