overriding

overriding

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹaɪdɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ

Verb

overriding

1. present participle of override

Noun

overriding (plural overridings)

1. The act or process by which something is overridden.

Adjective

overriding (comparative more overriding, superlative most overriding)

1. Superior, of supreme importance in the case.

   Our overriding concern is the safety of the children.

   • 2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:

     The overriding fear among the APPRG [All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group] was that the Treasury's micro-management of the rail industry would mean that it determines Great British Railway's future moves, rather than the DfT.

Collocations

Nouns often used with "overriding"

concern, principle, reason, objective, goal, purpose, importance, interest, priority

Translations

French: redéfinition (fr) f German: überschreiten (de) Irish: dosháraithe

References

• “overriding”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.