override

«override» in Mova's school dictionary: to cancel it using greater power — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (override, overrides, overrode, overriding, overridden); noun (an override)

meaning for a pupil

1) To override a decision or order is to cancel it using greater power. tree →

2) To override is to be more important than something else. tree →

3) To override a machine is to stop it working automatically and control it yourself. tree →

4) An override is a switch or way to do this. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school: the head can override a teacher's decision; in technology: a manual override; in ethics: safety overrides other rules.

examples

• The head teacher overrode the decision. tree →
• Safety overrides everything else. tree →
• The pilot used the manual override. tree →
• Parents can override the tablet's settings. tree →
• His fear was overridden by his curiosity. tree →
• Press the override button to stop the alarm. tree →

note

Irregular: override, overrode, overridden. Do not confuse with «overrun» or «overrate».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «override» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.