override
English
/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/, /oʊ.vəɹˈɹaɪd/, /ˈəʊ.vəˌɹaɪd/, /ˈoʊ.vəɹˌɹaɪd/
verb
Definitions
- To ride across or beyond something.
- To ride a horse too hard.
- To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
- (object-oriented) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overriden inherited from Old English oferrīdan prefix from English ride.
Origin
English
ride
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atride English
- beride English
- blackride English
- checkride English
- dickride English
- freeride English
- hagride English
- hayride English
- hellride English
- joyride English
- midride English
- multiride English
- nonoverridable English
- noseride English
- outride English
- overridability English
- overridable English
- overrideable English
- overrider English
- preride English
- ride English
- rideability English
- rideable English
- ridealong English
- rideman English
- rider English
- rideshare English
- ridesharer English
- ridesharing English
- ridesourcing English
- ridest English
- riding English
- tailride English
- underride English
- upride English
- overrijden Dutch, Flemish
- rijden Dutch, Flemish
- rai Spanish, Castilian
- oferrīdan Old English
- overriden Middle English
- riden Middle English
- ride
- rider
- upride
- riding
- atride
- beride
- ridest
- hayride
- joyride
- rideman
- preride
- hagride
- outride
- midride
- hellride
- dickride
- freeride
- noseride
- rideable
- tailride
- rideshare
- overrider
- checkride
- blackride
- underride
- multiride
- ridealong
- ridesharer
- rideability
- ridesharing
- overridable
- ridesourcing
- overrideable
- overridability
- nonoverridable