Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to override
Participle: overridden; overrid
Gerund: overriding
Indicative
Present
| I | override |
| you | override |
| he;she;it | overrides |
| we | override |
| you | override |
| they | override |
Perfect
| I | have overridden; overrid |
| you | have overridden; overrid |
| he;she;it | has overridden; overrid |
| we | have overridden; overrid |
| you | have overridden; overrid |
| they | have overridden; overrid |
Past
| I | overrode; overrid |
| you | overrode; overrid |
| he;she;it | overrode; overrid |
| we | overrode; overrid |
| you | overrode; overrid |
| they | overrode; overrid |
Pluperfect
| I | had overridden; overrid |
| you | had overridden; overrid |
| he;she;it | had overridden; overrid |
| we | had overridden; overrid |
| you | had overridden; overrid |
| they | had overridden; overrid |
Future
| I | will override |
| you | will override |
| he;she;it | will override |
| we | will override |
| you | will override |
| they | will override |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overridden; overrid |
| you | will have overridden; overrid |
| he;she;it | will have overridden; overrid |
| we | will have overridden; overrid |
| you | will have overridden; overrid |
| they | will have overridden; overrid |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | override |
| you | override |
| he;she;it | override |
| we | override |
| you | override |
| they | override |
Perfect
| I | have overridden; overrid |
| you | have overridden; overrid |
| he;she;it | have overridden; overrid |
| we | have overridden; overrid |
| you | have overridden; overrid |
| they | have overridden; overrid |
Imperfect
| I | overrode; overrid |
| you | overrode; overrid |
| he;she;it | overrode; overrid |
| we | overrode; overrid |
| you | overrode; overrid |
| they | overrode; overrid |
Pluperfect
| I | had overridden; overrid |
| you | had overridden; overrid |
| he;she;it | had overridden; overrid |
| we | had overridden; overrid |
| you | had overridden; overrid |
| they | had overridden; overrid |
Conditional
Present
| I | would override |
| you | would override |
| he;she;it | would override |
| we | would override |
| you | would override |
| they | would override |
Perfect
| I | would have overridden; overrid |
| you | would have overridden; overrid |
| he;she;it | would have overridden; overrid |
| we | would have overridden; overrid |
| you | would have overridden; overrid |
| they | would have overridden; overrid |
Imperative
| you | override |
| we | Let's override |
| you | override |
Verbs similar to 'override'
overbide,
overbid,
overcite,
overcode,
overdrive,
overfire,
overgive,
overglide,
overgrade,
overhie,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
oferridan, from
ofer "over" +
ridan "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Originally literal, of cavalry, etc. Fig. meaning "to set aside arrogantly" is from 1827. The mechanical sense "to suspend automatic operation" is attested from 1946.
2. From Middle English overriden, from Old English oferrīdan, equivalent to over- + ride. Cognate with Dutch overrijden, German überreiten, Danish override. See: Middle English '
overriden', Dutch '
overrijden', German, old spelling '
überreiten', Danish '
override'.
Sample Sentences
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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. [2021 October 20, “Network News: Commuter train crashes into buffers at Enfield Town”, in RAIL, number 942, page 8:]
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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. [1981 August 18, National Transportation Safety Board, “Collision and Derailment”, in Railroad Accident Report: Rear-End Collision of Union Pacific Railroad Company Freight Trains Extra 3119 West and Extra 8044 West, Near Kelso, California, November 17, 1980, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022, page 6:]
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In automotive design, safety should override lesser factors such as cosmetics and corner-cutting.
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Congress promptly overrode the president's veto, passing the bill into law.
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The needs of the windmill must override everything else, he said. [1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:]
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The power of the stories overrides everything else. The quiet starkness of the telling: […] [2013 February 17, Bob Greene, “America’s ‘Slave Narratives’ should shock us”, in CNN:]
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The Federal Aviation Administration initially overrode its own engineers’ recommendations in 2019 to ground the Boeing 737 Max after a second fatal crash, according to a new watchdog report. [2023 April 28, Greg Wallace, “FAA headquarters initially overrode its own engineers’ 737 Max grounding recommendation”, in CNN:]
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“The first time I was overridden, on the Congressional district map, I said the bill was illegal and I expected the courts would throw it out. The courts have done so,” Edwards said in his statement Tuesday. “Today, I was overridden for the second time… I expect the courts to throw out this unconstitutional bill, as well.” [2023 July 18, Jack Forrest, “Louisiana legislature overrides governor’s veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors”, in CNN:]
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Republicans in the North Carolina House pushed through a measure restricting the powers of the incoming governor and other Democrats, overriding outgoing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. […] The state Senate voted to override the governor’s veto last week. [2024 December 11, Arit John, “North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature erodes incoming Democrats’ political powers”, in CNN:]
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Manual controls allow the user to override the camera's default settings.
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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.