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# override

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

«override» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To override a decision or order is to cancel it using greater power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#m1)
2. To override is to be more important than something else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#m2)
3. To override a machine is to stop it working automatically and control it yourself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#m3)
4. An override is a switch or way to do this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#x1)
- Safety overrides everything else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#x2)
- The pilot used the manual override. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#x3)
- Parents can override the tablet's settings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#x4)
- His fear was overridden by his curiosity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#x5)
- Press the override button to stop the alarm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «override» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«override» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/override.html) on Mova free.