overrun
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /'ovərʌn/
[edit] Verb
|
Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to overrun (third-person singular simple present overruns, present participle overrunning, simple past overran, past participle overrun)
(transitive)
- To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively.
- To infest, swarm over, flow over
- To run past; exceed
- To continue for too long.
- To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line of a set type
[edit] Translations
to defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers
|
to infest, swarm over
|
to run past, exceed
|
to readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line
to continue for too long
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
[edit] Noun
|
Singular |
Plural |
overrun (plural overruns)
- An instance of overrunning
- The amount by which something overruns
- At least this year's overrun isn't as unmanagable as last year!
[edit] Translations
instance of overrunning
|
amount by which something overruns
|
