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OVERRIDING definition: 1. more important than anything else: 2. travelling on public transport further than your ticket…. Learn more.
(of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.: Every time I make a suggestion at work, my boss overrides me/it. The president used his veto to override the committee's decision. [ T ] to operate an automatic machine by hand:
Examples of overriding in a Sentence. We have one overriding concern. The weather is the overriding factor in deciding whether to cancel the picnic. Recent Examples on the Web National security has emerged as an overriding priority, newly shaping a broad variety of policies, especially economic ones.
Definition of overriding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of overriding. adjective. having superior power or influence. synonyms: paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating, prepotent. dominant. exercising influence or control.
Override definition: to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule. See examples of OVERRIDE used in a sentence.
1. : to ride over or across : trample. overrode the thin line of defenders. 2. : to ride (an animal, such as a horse) too much or too hard. 3. a. : to prevail over : dominate. panic overrode everything else Marcia Davenport. b. : to set aside : annul. override a veto. the rights of the individual were being flagrantly overridden C. L. Jones.
Overriding definition: taking precedence over all other considerations.. See examples of OVERRIDING used in a sentence.
to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one's advisers. to disregard, set aside, or nullify; countermand: to override the board's veto. to take precedence over; preempt or supersede: to override any other considerations.
override something to be more important than something. Considerations of safety override all other concerns. override something to interrupt the action of a device that usually works by itself in order to control it yourself. A special code is needed to override the time lock.
