verb🔗ShareEnvahir, submergerTo defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively."The invading army was quickly overrunning the smaller nation, capturing key cities and military bases. "L'armée envahissante submergeait rapidement la petite nation, capturant les villes clés et les bases militaires.militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnvahir, déborder, submergerTo infest, swarm over, flow over."The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds."La vigne a envahi son treillis ; le champ est envahi par les mauvaises herbes.environmentnaturedisasterbiologyagricultureinsectorganismareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépasser, déborderTo run past; to run beyond."One line overruns another in length."Une ligne en dépasse une autre en longueur.actiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépasser, se prolongerTo continue for too long."The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home."La représentation s'est prolongée de dix minutes, ce qui a fait que certaines personnes ont manqué leur bus pour rentrer chez elles.timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéborder, reporterTo carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page."The typist was careful to avoid overrunning the text from one column into the next column on the newspaper page. "Le dactylographe veillait à ne pas déborder le texte d'une colonne à l'autre sur la page du journal.writinglanguagewordtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépasser, empiéterTo go beyond; to extend in part beyond."In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it."En mécanique, on dit qu'une pièce coulissante dépasse son palier lorsque son extrémité avant va au-delà .areaactionamountgeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOpprimer, abuserTo abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon."The older sibling was overrunning the younger sibling by constantly dictating what games they could play and how they should play them. "L'aîné opprimait le cadet en dictant constamment à quels jeux ils pouvaient jouer et comment ils devaient y jouer.politicsgovernmentlawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
