overrun
pronunciation
How to pronounce overrun in British English:
UK [ˈəʊvərʌn , ˌəʊvəˈrʌn]
How to pronounce overrun in American English:
US [ˈoʊvərʌn , ˌoʊvəˈrʌn]
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- Noun:
- too much production or more than expected
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- Verb:
- invade in great numbers
- occupy in large numbers or live on a host
- flow or run over (a limit or brim)
- seize the position of and defeat
- run beyond or past
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- Adjective:
- (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers
Word Origin
- overrun (v.)
- Old English oferyrnan; see over- + run (v.). The noun meaning "excess expenditure over budget" is from 1956. Related: Overran; overrunning.
Example
- 1. Tit : if all are like you , wouldn 't the world be overrun by cockroaches ?
- 2. Boris johnson 's bright blue cycle-superhighways have proven a little pointless , often overrun by cars and buses .
- 3. Although the forest has overrun this sacred site , it has largely escaped the looting that decimated many of its fellow cambodian temples .
- 4. But they are far from being overrun , outcompeted or rendered obsolete by the emerging world .
- 5. Of the 12 early members of the euro , all but belgium , luxembourg and finland have overrun the budget rule at least once .