overrun
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈovərʌn/
Verb [edit]
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
- 2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, New York Times:
- As President Obama turns his attention once again to filling out a cabinet and writing an Inaugural Address, this much is clear: he should not expect to bask in a surge of national unity, or to witness a crowd of millions overrun the Mall just to say they were there.
- 2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, New York Times:
- To run past; exceed
- To continue for too long.
- The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.
- To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line of a set type
Translations [edit]
to defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers
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to infest, swarm over
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to run past, exceed
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to readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line
to continue for too long
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Noun [edit]
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!
Translations [edit]
instance of overrunning
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amount by which something overruns
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