override
overrides
overriding
overrode
Override means to overrule, to be more important than, or to manually control a system. Irregular: override-overrode-overridden.
Meanings
- To overrule or reject decision
- To be more important than
- To take manual control
- To disregard or set aside
Common Collocations
override a decision
override a veto
manual override
override concerns
override function
Tip for Learners
Legal/political: Congress can override a presidential veto. Technical: manual override = take control from automatic system. In programming: override a method = replace parent's implementation. Follows same pattern as "ride".
Present Simple
| I | override |
| you | override |
| he/she/it | overrides |
| we | override |
| they | override |
Examples - Present Simple
- I override the default settings.
- You override my decisions.
- She overrides the security protocol.
- We override the autopilot.
- They override the automation.
Present Continuous
| I | am overriding |
| you | are overriding |
| he/she/it | is overriding |
| we | are overriding |
| they | are overriding |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am overriding the settings.
- You are overriding my decision.
- She is overriding the protocol.
- We are overriding the system.
- They are overriding controls.
Present Perfect
| I | have overridden |
| you | have overridden |
| he/she/it | has overridden |
| we | have overridden |
| they | have overridden |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have overridden the default.
- You have overridden my decision.
- She has overridden the protocol.
- We have overridden the system.
- They have overridden controls.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been overriding |
| you | have been overriding |
| he/she/it | has been overriding |
| we | have been overriding |
| they | have been overriding |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been overriding defaults.
- You have been overriding decisions.
- She has been overriding protocols.
- We have been overriding systems.
- They have been overriding controls.
Past Simple
| I | overrode |
| you | overrode |
| he/she/it | overrode |
| we | overrode |
| they | overrode |
Examples - Past Simple
- I overrode the default.
- You overrode my decision.
- She overrode the protocol.
- We overrode the system.
- They overrode the controls.
Past Continuous
| I | was overriding |
| you | were overriding |
| he/she/it | was overriding |
| we | were overriding |
| they | were overriding |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was overriding settings.
- You were overriding decisions.
- She was overriding protocols.
- We were overriding systems.
- They were overriding controls.
Past Perfect
| I | had overridden |
| you | had overridden |
| he/she/it | had overridden |
| we | had overridden |
| they | had overridden |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had overridden defaults.
- You had overridden decisions.
- She had overridden protocols.
- We had overridden the system.
- They had overridden controls.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been overriding |
| you | had been overriding |
| he/she/it | had been overriding |
| we | had been overriding |
| they | had been overriding |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been overriding settings.
- You had been overriding decisions.
- He had been overriding protocols.
- We had been overriding systems.
- They had been overriding controls.
Future Simple
| I | will override |
| you | will override |
| he/she/it | will override |
| we | will override |
| they | will override |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will override the default.
- You will override my decision.
- She will override the protocol.
- We will override the system.
- They will override controls.
Future Continuous
| I | will be overriding |
| you | will be overriding |
| he/she/it | will be overriding |
| we | will be overriding |
| they | will be overriding |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be overriding settings.
- You will be overriding decisions.
- He will be overriding protocols.
- We will be overriding systems.
- They will be overriding controls.
Future Perfect
| I | will have overridden |
| you | will have overridden |
| he/she/it | will have overridden |
| we | will have overridden |
| they | will have overridden |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have overridden defaults.
- You will have overridden decisions.
- She will have overridden protocols.
- We will have overridden the system.
- They will have overridden controls.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been overriding |
| you | will have been overriding |
| he/she/it | will have been overriding |
| we | will have been overriding |
| they | will have been overriding |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been overriding settings.
- You will have been overriding decisions.
- He will have been overriding protocols.
- We will have been overriding systems.
- They will have been overriding controls.