overriding

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

• 🇪🇸Describe algo que es más importante que todo lo demás; que tiene prioridad sobre otras consideraciones o decisiones.

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.

   🇪🇸predominante

   Sinónimos: chiefdominantparamountpredominantprevailingprimarysupremeultimate

   Antónimos: inferiorminorsecondarysubordinate

• more overriding comparative form
• most overriding superlative form

verbo irregular

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.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que indica la acción de usar autoridad para rechazar o anular una decisión, regla o sistema, o de interrumpir un proceso automático.

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.

   🇪🇸Anular o revocar por autoridad

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Prevalecer sobre

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Anular el funcionamiento automático

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸cansar al caballo por exceso de monta

   Sinónimos: exhaustfounderjadeoverworktire outwear out

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