CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERRULE
PRESENT
Present
I overrule
you overrule
he/she/it overrules
we overrule
you overrule
they overrule
Present continuous
I am overruling
you are overruling
he/she/it is overruling
we are overruling
you are overruling
they are overruling
Present perfect
I have overruled
you have overruled
he/she/it has overruled
we have overruled
you have overruled
they have overruled
Present perfect continuous
I have been overruling
you have been overruling
he/she/it has been overruling
we have been overruling
you have been overruling
they have been overruling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I overruled
you overruled
he/she/it overruled
we overruled
you overruled
they overruled
Past continuous
I was overruling
you were overruling
he/she/it was overruling
we were overruling
you were overruling
they were overruling
Past perfect
I had overruled
you had overruled
he/she/it had overruled
we had overruled
you had overruled
they had overruled
Past perfect continuous
I had been overruling
you had been overruling
he/she/it had been overruling
we had been overruling
you had been overruling
they had been overruling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will overrule
you will overrule
he/she/it will overrule
we will overrule
you will overrule
they will overrule
Future continuous
I will be overruling
you will be overruling
he/she/it will be overruling
we will be overruling
you will be overruling
they will be overruling
Future perfect
I will have overruled
you will have overruled
he/she/it will have overruled
we will have overruled
you will have overruled
they will have overruled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overruling
you will have been overruling
he/she/it will have been overruling
we will have been overruling
you will have been overruling
they will have been overruling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would overrule
you would overrule
he/she/it would overrule
we would overrule
you would overrule
they would overrule
Conditional continuous
I would be overruling
you would be overruling
he/she/it would be overruling
we would be overruling
you would be overruling
they would be overruling
Conditional perfect
I would have overrule
you would have overrule
he/she/it would have overrule
we would have overrule
you would have overrule
they would have overrule
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overruling
you would have been overruling
he/she/it would have been overruling
we would have been overruling
you would have been overruling
they would have been overruling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you overrule
we let´s overrule
you overrule
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
overruled
Present Participle
overruling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERRULE»
Discover the use of
overrule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
overrule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Akpinis and the Echoes of German and British Colonial ...
Keywords: African Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, German Togoland, British Gold Coast, Kpando, Colonialism, Political Economy and Daily-life.
2
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Reverse, by contrast, is much narrower than either overrule or overturn: it
describes an appellate court's change to the opposite result from that by the
lower court in a given case. Set aside and vacate are synonymously used to
denote an ...
3
Practical Journalism: How to Write News
MH: I did not overrule Derek Lewis. JP: Did you threaten to overrule him? MH: I
took advice on what I could or could not do... JP: Did you threaten to overrule him,
Mr Howard? MH: . . . and I acted scrupulously in accordance with that advice, ...
4
The News Interview: Journalists and Public Figures on the Air
The following excerpt contains the first few rounds in this remarkable line of
questioning. (19) US BBC Newsnight 13 May 1997: Michael Howard IR: Jeremy
Paxman IE: Michael Howard 1 IR: Did you threaten [to overrule 2 IE: [I- 1 was not
...
Steven Clayman, John Heritage, 2002
5
WALCOM: Algorithm and Computation: 6th International ...
We first argue that one of these constraints is an overrule and two are takeovers.
Obviously, not all constraints are takeovers. This would imply x <5 y /\ y <5 z /\ z <
5 x violating the transitivity of 6. Also not all constraints are agreements or ...
Md. Saidur Rahman, Shin-ichi Nakano, 2012
6
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, ...
Both the Employer and the Petitioner filed with the Board timely exceptions to the
judge's Decision on Objections and Challenges. The Employer excepts to the
judge's recommendation to overrule its Objections 8-15, 17-18, 22, and 25,6 and
to ...
National Labor Relations Board (U S )
7
What Brown V. Board of Education Should Have Said: The ...
One curiosity of Warren's opinion is that it does not overrule Plessy directly. It
merely rejects Plessy's reasoning as applied to public education. Today, of
course, most people believe that Brown did overrule Plessy, and certainly the
Justices ...
8
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
It is the tradition of the Board that the power to overrule precedent will be
exercised only by a three-member majority of the Board.1 In the absence of a
three-member Board majority to overrule established precedent, we reluctantly
join our ...
National Labor Relations Board (U S ), 2012
9
Multistate Bar Exam (Mbe) Review
(C) Overrule the objection because conduct probative of untruthfulness may be
inquired into by cross- examination. (D) Overrule the objection because the
prosecutor failed to timely object to Charlie's testimony. 125. Alan takes the stand
in his ...
Most Christians would say that while God may give us our freedom, God is also
able to overrule it whenever God wishes. They say, however, that God obviously
chooses to refrain from such intrusion in most cases so as to allow us freedom.
C. Robert Mesle, John B. Cobb
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERRULE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
overrule is used in the context of the following news items.
Courts may outvote God, but they can't overrule Him
Consider in summary the major problems facing our country: unemployment, taxation, international conflict, war, pollution, water shortages, ... «Cherokee Tribune, Jul 15»
Manchester's new mayor prepares for £7bn challenge
The London mayor answers to the 25 elected members of the London Assembly and can overrule boroughs in matters such as transport and ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Eric Walden: Hogan, Cowherd just latest examples of how far we …
How sad that it took until 2015 for the United States Supreme Court to overrule myriad state laws and give gay people the right to marry, and ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
Secrecy around TPP trade deal fuels suspicions and worries
Foreign investors empowered to overrule governments. ... Critics call it a way for foreign investors to overrule a government's domestic policies ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
OPINION: Gay marriage is latest triumph for LGBT bullies
... to the Supreme Court — in a stunning display of populism and political activism rather than law have decided to overrule these legal votes. «Daily Inter Lake, Jul 15»
It's time to look at reservation governance
Obviously, the tribal members who wanted to vote had no established course of action to overrule the decision of the chairman. Because there ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
Organ donation: Faces at the front line
One of the key aspects of the reviews is the family's right to overrule the wishes indicated on the driving licence of their loved one, which is not ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Letters to editor, 7/26
“Free trade” treaties also establish corporate tribunals which can overrule laws and regulations of signing countries. This past May one of these ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
Xerxes, Longborough Opera
... waitresses and men in black tights, trilbies and dark glasses: coarse visual clichés that get laughs but tend to overrule the subtle style humour ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
NUS crackdown in plan to enforce Coca-Cola boycott
... NUS as an organisation” in “exposing a democratic deficit” where the President sees fit to overrule policy and “by placing profit over principle” ... «Cherwell Online, Jul 15»
