override

English

Etymology

over- +‎ ride

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈəʊ.vəraɪd/

Verb

override (third-person singular simple present overrides, present participle overriding, simple past overrode, past participle overridden)

1. To ride across or beyond something.
2. To ride a horse too hard.
3. To counteract the normal operation of something.

   The Congress promptly overrode the president's veto, passing the bill into law.

Usage notes

• Overrode is sometimes used as past participle instead of overridden. It seems more common in the US. It seems most common with "had", reaching 20% of usage in Usenet with that auxiliary. Less common was use with "have" and least with "has".
• Usage in edited works seems consistently less than 2% with most auxiliaries, except "had" where it can approach 5% of usage.

Translations

to ride across or beyond something

to ride a horse too hard

Japanese: 酷使する (ja) (kokushi-suru)

to counteract the normal operation of something

Japanese: 過負荷を掛ける (ja) (kafuka-wo-kakeru)

Norwegian: motvirke (no), overstyre (no)

Noun

override (plural overrides)

1. A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.
2. A royalty.
3. A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.

Translations

A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control

Japanese: オーバーライド (ja) (ōbāraido)

A royalty

Japanese: 優先 (ja) (yūsen), 優待 (ja) (yūtai)

A device for prioritizing audio signals