verb🔗ShareTo ride across or beyond something."The cyclist, gaining speed, was overriding the small curb and entering the bike lane. "actionwaytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo ride a horse too hard."The cowboy was overriding his horse, pushing it too hard and fast across the desert. "animalsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority."The teacher's instructions overriding the student's initial plan for the project meant they had to completely change their approach. "systemgovernmentlawtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature."In the Dog class, overriding the makeSound() method from the Animal class allows the Dog to bark instead of making a generic animal noise. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or process by which something is overridden."The overriding concern of the team was meeting the project deadline. "actionprocesssystemlawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSuperior, of supreme importance in the case."The student's health was the overriding concern, so she was excused from the exam. "valueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
