"override" meaning in English

See override in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /oʊ.vərˈraɪd/ [US], /əʊ.vəˈraɪd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-override1.wav [UK] Forms: override [singular], overrides [plural]
Etymology: over- + ride Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|ride}} over- + ride Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An override is a device that is used to suspend an automatic function on a machine.
    Sense id: simple-override-en-noun-sRR~q3~-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-

Verb

IPA: /oʊ.vərˈraɪd/ [US], /əʊ.vəˈraɪd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-override1.wav [UK] Forms: override [canonical], overrides [third-person, singular], overrode [past], overridden [past, participle], overriding [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + ride Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|ride}} over- + ride Head templates: {{verb2|override|overrides|overrode|overridden|overriding}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you override a decision, you use your authority to reject or cancel it.
    Sense id: simple-override-en-verb-aGpYe7Tq
  2. If you override a machine, you interrupt its automatic function so as to take manual control.
    Sense id: simple-override-en-verb-zANSDG9l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-
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