override

Word parts

over- + ride

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /oʊ.vərˈraɪd/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əʊ.vəˈraɪd/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular override

Plural overrides

1. (countable) An override is a device that is used to suspend an automatic function on a machine.

Verb

Plain form override

Third-person singular overrides

Past tense overrode

Past participle overridden

Present participle overriding

1. If you override a decision, you use your authority to reject or cancel it.

   The Congress promptly overrode the president's veto, passing the bill into law.

2. If you override a machine, you interrupt its automatic function so as to take manual control.