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verb
- 1. use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.): "the courts will ultimately override any objections" Similar Opposite
- 2. interrupt the action of (an automatic device), typically in order to take manual control: "you can override the cut-out by releasing the switch"
noun
- 1. a device for suspending an automatic function on a machine: "the flash has to have a manual override to be useful"
- 2. an excess or increase on a budget, salary, or cost: "commission overrides give established carriers an unfair advantage"
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OVERRIDE definition: 1. (of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous…. Learn more.
Override definition: to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule. See examples of OVERRIDE used in a sentence.
(of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.: Every time I make a suggestion at work, my boss overrides me/it. The president used his veto to override the committee's decision. [ T ] to operate an automatic machine by hand:
The meaning of OVERRIDE is to ride over or across : trample. How to use override in a sentence.
An override is an attempt to cancel someone's decisions by using your authority over them or by gaining more votes than them in an election or contest. [US] The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail. An override of the veto appears unlikely. More Synonyms of override. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
The word override can be used in a number of contexts. You can override or ride on top of the grass. You can override a horse, or ride it too hard. An army can override or dominate the enemy in a war. And a judge can override or set aside a decision in court.
1. a. To ride across. b. To ride beyond. 2. To trample on. 3. To ride (a horse) too hard. 4. a. To prevail over; conquer: Budgetary concerns overrode all other considerations. b. To declare null and void; set aside: overrode the president's veto. c. To counteract the normal operation of (an automatic control). 5. To extend over; overlap.
override something to be more important than something. Considerations of safety override all other concerns. override something to interrupt the action of a device that usually works by itself in order to control it yourself. A special code is needed to override the time lock.
to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one's advisers. to disregard, set aside, or nullify; countermand: to override the board's veto. to take precedence over; preempt or supersede: to override any other considerations.
OVERRIDE definition: 1. If someone in authority overrides a decision or order, they officially decide that it is wrong…. Learn more.
