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What is overriding that and most important is that readers generally are interested in a good character. They might be more comfortable with Harry because they think they know him, but they always seem willing to give somebody new a chance.
Michael Connelly

Meaning of "overriding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERRIDING

overriding  [ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERRIDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overriding is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERRIDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overriding in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERRIDING


abiding
əˈbaɪdɪŋ
backsliding
ˈbækˌslaɪdɪŋ
confiding
kənˈfaɪdɪŋ
deciding
dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ
dividing
dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ
gliding
ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ
guiding
ˈɡaɪdɪŋ
hang-gliding
ˈhæŋɡlaɪdɪŋ
hiding
ˈhaɪdɪŋ
joyriding
ˈdʒɔɪˌraɪdɪŋ
manriding
ˈmænˌraɪdɪŋ
nightriding
ˈnaɪtˌraɪdɪŋ
nitriding
ˈnaɪtraɪdɪŋ
paragliding
ˈpærəˌɡlaɪdɪŋ
providing
prəˈvaɪdɪŋ
riding
ˈraɪdɪŋ
siding
ˈsaɪdɪŋ
sliding
ˈslaɪdɪŋ
surfriding
ˈsɜːfˌraɪdɪŋ
unabiding
ˌʌnəˈbaɪdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERRIDING

overregulate
overregulation
overreliance
overreport
overrepresented
overrespond
overrich
overridden
override
overrider
overrife
overrigid
overripe
overripen
overripeness
overroast
overrode
overrude
overruff
overrule

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERRIDING

according
beam riding
biding
braiding
chiding
cyaniding
goods siding
horse riding
horseback riding
invaliding
law-abiding
metalliding
niding
North Riding
outriding
raiding
ram raiding
trick riding
upbraiding
voiding
West Riding

Synonyms and antonyms of overriding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERRIDING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overriding» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overriding

Translation of «overriding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERRIDING

Find out the translation of overriding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overriding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overriding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最重要的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

primordial
570 millions of speakers

English

overriding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिभावी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجاوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переопределения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

primordial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্রাহ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prépondérant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keterlaluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorrangig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最も重要な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제일 중요한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overriding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாயுடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधिलिखित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağır basan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dominante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadrzędnymi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевизначення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imperative
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτακτικούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorheersende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvingande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

styrer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overriding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERRIDING»

The term «overriding» is very widely used and occupies the 20.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERRIDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overriding

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10 QUOTES WITH «OVERRIDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overriding.
1
Greg Anderson
The single overriding objective in wellness is creating constant personal renewal where we recognize and act on the truth that each day is a miraculous gift, and our job is to untie the ribbons. That's the Law of Esprit: living life with joy.
2
Willy Bogner, Jr.
Quality has always been the overriding factor for us. But you also have to have happy people working for you.
3
Michael Connelly
What is overriding that and most important is that readers generally are interested in a good character. They might be more comfortable with Harry because they think they know him, but they always seem willing to give somebody new a chance.
4
James Corden
I guess I have a faith. I have an overriding feeling that all of this can't be for nothing. But then I also fully understand that it might be.
5
Daniel Ellsberg
My feelings of revulsion and foreboding about nuclear weapons had not changed an iota since 1945, and they have never left me. Since I was 14, the overriding objective of my life has been to prevent the occurrence of nuclear war.
6
Rupert Graves
The urge to act became the overriding force in my life. It thrilled me. There's a moment with acting when you're in the groove, and you and what you're trying to do are seamlessly one. That happens sometimes, and I'm really happy it can happen to me.
7
Andrew Gross
One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.
8
Christa McAuliffe
If anything, the overriding emotion is gonna just be excitement.
9
Michael Moss
The biggest hits - be they Coca-Cola or Doritos - owe their success to complex formulas that pique the taste buds enough to be alluring but don't have a distinct, overriding single flavor that tells the brain to stop eating.
10
Jon Postel
The overriding rule, if you want to run a domain, is to be fair.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERRIDING»

Discover the use of overriding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overriding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The System of Liability of Articles III and IV of the Hague ...
Under English and Canadian law and the law of the 9th Circuit the duty to exercise due diligence to make the ship seaworthy is an overriding obligation and the duty ex art. III(2) H(V)R regarding the care for the cargo is not. This follows from ...
N.J. Margetson, 2008
2
Two-dimensional Echocardiography in Infants and Children
Overriding and straddling atrioventricular (AV) valves Following definitions have been proposed by Milo [4] : 1) an overriding valve is a valve which opens via a VSD into both ventricles; 2) a straddling valve is a valve whose chordae tendineae ...
J.P. Lintermans, 1986
3
Taking Advance Directives Seriously: Prospective Autonomy ...
(and less threatening) legal incentives to honor patients' wishes requires explicit policy guidance to set forth rules for overriding an advance directive. By the same token, rules for overriding would define more clearly when not honoring a ...
Robert S. Olick, 2001
4
Formation and Applications of the Sedimentary Record in Arc ...
The angle of convergence or subduction also strongly influences the styles and distribution of deformation within the overriding plate. Where the relative motion of both plates is nearly perpendicular to the trench axis, and trench rollback is ...
Amy E. Draut, Peter D. Clift, David W. Scholl, 2008
5
Unlocking Land Law
10.8.1. Overriding. interests: equitable. easements. One of the main initiatives behind the 2002 Act was to try to limit the number of overriding interests that can exist in land. Before the Land Registration Act 2002 Under s 70(l)(a) of theLand ...
Judith Bray, 2014
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Complete Java2 Certification Study Guide
Overriding is somewhat more subtle, relating directly to subclassing and hence to the object-oriented nature of a language. When you extend one class to produce a new one, you inherit and have access to certain nonprivate methods of the ...
Philip Heller, Simon Roberts, 2006
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Textbook on Land Law
The earlier Act provided only one list of overriding interests (see LRA 1925, s. 70 (1)), which did not distinguish between first registration and registration of a disposition, but there is a very real difference between them, and it is for this reason ...
Judith-Anne MacKenzie, Mary Phillips, 2012
8
Moral Dilemmas
To treat a principle as overriding, then, is to let it always override other principles when they conflict with it and, in the same way, let it override all other prescriptions, including nonuniversalizable ones (e.g., plain desires). Note that I say 'treat ...
Christopher W. Gowans, 1987
9
The Morality of Pluralism
In contrast with overriding values, there are conditional values; they may be justifiably defeated by some conflicting value. If life were a conditional value, then in conflicts with freedom (e.g., should lives be sacrificed to defeat tyranny?) or justice ...
John Kekes, 1996
10
Aspects of Maritime Law: Claims Under Bills of Lading
The fact that the non-excepted peril was in fact non-fulfillment of Article III(1) makes it clear that in The Torenia case the rule accepted that a carrier is allowed to prove which part of the damage was not caused by non-fulfillment of the overriding ...
M. L. Hendrikse, N. H. Margetson, N. J. Margetson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERRIDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overriding is used in the context of the following news items.
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Relief the overriding emotion after Ireland's very kind World Cup draw
It might be dangerous to be overly optimistic about Ireland's chances of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, but fans are definitely more confident ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Quality is an issue in road-funding debate
... committee in February the department doesn't generally install pavement in winter temperatures “unless there are overriding circumstances.”. «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
3
5 questions heading into Texans training camp
... so coach Bill O'Brien will have to settle on one of the two for the long haul, which makes this the overriding issue of training camp. Every ball ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Grass-roots WCL wins out over higher talent level of NWL
There were other examples — many of them, though others were less obvious — of the overriding and often overbearing effect a parent ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
5
DOC needs to do better job
In the next case, it might be that a need for rehabilitation is the overriding concern. Considerations include things such as does a defendant ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
The Sour Taste of Marginalisation
Currently, local authorities and municipalities are not only run under an Act of Parliament which gives excessive overriding powers to a central ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Gov. Baker taking heat for some of his budget vetoes
Lawmakers could begin overriding some vetoes as early as next week. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material ... «My Fox Boston, Jul 15»
8
Letters to the Editor: Mayor's performance disappoints
Permanent, rather than transitional, housing has become an overriding priority for HUD. As a volunteer for the YWCA for many years, I fear that ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
9
Regime change in Russia? Think again, neocons
... is why the removal of Putin and his replacement with a marionette who will do exactly what the neocons want is their overriding objective. «RT, Jul 15»
10
Next victim in hacking: your car
When NBC's “Today” show ran startling footage in 2013 showing the hackers happily overriding the driver's control — yanking the steering ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»

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