noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈəʊ.vəˌɹaɪd/
US:/ˈoʊ.vɚˌɹaɪd/
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UK:/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:OW1 V ER0 R AY2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A royalty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To ride across or beyond something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To ride over the top of something, usually forcibly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To ride a horse too hard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
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.
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9
verb
Meaning 9
To give commands of a higher priority to an automated system; to take manual control of an automated system
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Manual controls allow the user to override the camera's default settings.
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10
verb
Meaning 10
To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
Examples
How the cat runs is defined in the method run() of the class Cat, which overrides the same method with the same signature of superclass called Mammal.
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11
noun
Meaning 11
the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English overriden, from Old English oferrīdan, equivalent to over- + ride. Cognate with Dutch overrijden, German überreiten, Danish override.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Japanese:
オーバーライド
(ōbāraido)
— a mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control
Tamil:
ரத்து செய்தல்
(rattu ceytal)
— a mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control
Finnish:
rojalti
— a royalty
Japanese:
優先
(yūsen)
— a royalty
Japanese:
優待
(yūtai)
— a royalty
Finnish:
ratsastaa poikki
— to ride across or beyond something
Finnish:
ratsastaa yli
— to ride across or beyond something
French:
outrepasser
— to ride across or beyond something
Italian:
oltrepassare
— to ride across or beyond something
Bulgarian:
пресилвам
(presilvam)
— to ride a horse too hard
Dutch:
afjakkeren
— to ride a horse too hard
Finnish:
ratsastaa liian kovaa
— to ride a horse too hard
Finnish:
ratsastaa väsyksiin
— to ride a horse too hard
Japanese:
酷使する
(kokushi suru)
— to ride a horse too hard
Bulgarian:
отменям
(otmenjam)
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Catalan:
revocar
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Finnish:
kumota
— to counteract the normal operation of something
French:
outrepasser
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Georgian:
დაძლევა
(daʒleva)
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Georgian:
დაძლევს
(daʒlevs)
— to counteract the normal operation of something
German:
übersteuern
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Hungarian:
felülbírálni
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Italian:
forzare
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Italian:
bypassare
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Japanese:
覆す
(kutsugaesu)
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Norwegian:
motvirke
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Norwegian:
overstyre
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Persian:
روسواردن
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Portuguese:
sobrepor
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Portuguese:
contornar
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Portuguese:
anular
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Spanish:
hacer caso omiso de
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Spanish:
anteponerse a
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Swedish:
åsidosätta
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Turkish:
zorlamak
— to counteract the normal operation of something
Catalan:
sobreescriure
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Chinese Mandarin:
重写
(chóngxiě)
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Finnish:
syrjäyttää
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
French:
redéfinir
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Georgian:
გადაფარვა
(gadaparva)
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
German:
überschreiben
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Greek:
επικαλύπτω
(epikalýpto)
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Greek:
υποσκελίζω
(yposkelízo)
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Italian:
ridefinire
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Persian:
روسواردن
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Polish:
nadpisać
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Portuguese:
sobrepor
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Russian:
переопределить
(pereopredelitʹ)
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method
Vietnamese:
ghi đè
— (software) To define a new behaviour of a method