overriding

Describes something that is more important than anything else; taking precedence over all other considerations.

• 🌐يصف ما هو أهم من كل شيء آخر، أو ما له الأولوية على جميع الاعتبارات الأخرى.

1. Having superior power and influence B2 formal

   More important than anything else; dominant or prevailing.

   • The overriding concern for the team was safety.
   • Her overriding ambition was to become a doctor.
   • The overriding principle in this case is justice.

   🌐الأهم

   المرادفات: chiefdominantparamountpredominantprevailingprimarysupremeultimate

   الأضداد: inferiorminorsecondarysubordinate

• more overriding comparative form
• most overriding superlative form

فعل شاذ

A verb used to indicate the act of using authority to reject or cancel a decision, rule, or system, or to interrupt an automatic process.

• 🌐فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على استخدام السلطة لإلغاء قرار أو قاعدة أو نظام أو رفضه، أو لوقف عملية تلقائية ومقاطعتها.

1. Rule against B2 formal

   To use one's authority to reject or set aside a decision, veto, or order.

   • The president overrode the committee's decision.
   • The judge overrode the objection from the defense.
   • Management overrode the employee's request for a raise.

   🌐إبطال

   المرادفات: annulcancelcountermandinvalidatenullifyoverruleoverturnquashrescindreverserevokeset asideveto

2. Prevail over B2 formal

   To be more important or powerful than something else; to take precedence.

   • Safety concerns should override financial considerations.
   • The need for speed overrode the desire for accuracy.
   • His personal feelings overrode his professional judgment.

   🌐يتغلّب على

   المرادفات: dominateeclipseoutweighoverruleovershadowsupersedetrump

3. Counteract automatic function B2 informal

   To manually intervene and stop the normal automatic operation of a system, especially in a vehicle.

   • He overrode the automatic gear shift to gain more control.
   • The driver overrode the cruise control to slow down.
   • You can override the automatic settings by pressing this button.

   🌐تعطيل التشغيل التلقائي

   المرادفات: cancelcountermandnullifyoverruleoverturnsupersede

4. Ride a horse too hard C1 formal british

   To exhaust a horse by riding it excessively or too forcefully.

   • The knight overrode his horse during the long journey.
   • He was criticized for overriding the animal in the race.
   • Overriding a horse can lead to serious injury.

   🌐إنهاك الفرس بالإفراط في الركوب

   المرادفات: exhaustfounderjadeoverworktire outwear out

• overridden past participle
• overrode past simple
• overriding present participle
• overrides third person singular