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  • 1overrun — ► VERB (overrunning; past overran; past part. overrun) 1) spread over or occupy in large numbers. 2) move or extend over or beyond. 3) exceed (an expected or allowed time or cost) …

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  • 2overrun — o|ver|run1 [ˌəuvəˈrʌn US ˌou ] v past tense overran [ ˈræn] past participle overrun present participle overrunning 1.) [T usually passive] if unwanted things or people overrun a place, they spread over it in great numbers be overrun by/with sth ▪ …

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  • 3overrun — I UK [ˌəʊvəˈrʌn] / US [ˌoʊvərˈrʌn] verb Word forms overrun : present tense I/you/we/they overrun he/she/it overruns present participle overrunning past tense overran UK [ˌəʊvəˈræn] / US [ˌoʊvərˈræn] past participle overrun 1)… …

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  • 4overrun — verb past tense overran, past participle overrun 1 (T) if something unwanted overruns a place or area, it spreads over it in great numbers: Rats had overrun the barn in the few years since we d been there. | overrun by/with: a tiny island overrun …

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  • 5overrun — [ˌəʊvəˈrʌn] (past tense overran [ˌəʊvəˈræn] ; past participle overrun) verb 1) [I/T] British to take more time or money than was intended 2) [T] to be present in a place in very large numbers, in a way that is unpleasant The mall was overrun with …

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  • 6overrun — verb (overruns, overrunning; past overran; past participle overrun) 1》 spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers. 2》 move or extend over or beyond. 3》 exceed (an expected or allowed time or cost). 4》 rotate faster than (another part of a… …

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  • 7overrun — In the context of project financing, the amount of capital expenditures or funding above the original estimate to complete the project. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. overrun o‧ver‧run 1 [ˈəʊvərʌn ǁ ˈoʊ ] noun [countable] 1. also cost… …

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  • 8overrun — v. /oh veuhr run /; n. /oh veuhr run /, v., overran, overrun, overrunning, n. v.t. 1. to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province. 2. to swarm over in great numbers, as animals, esp …

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  • 9overrun — o|ver|run1 [ ,ouvər rʌn ] (past tense o|ver|ran [ ,ouvər ræn ] ; past participle o|ver|run) verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take more time, space, or money than was intended 2. ) transitive to defeat an enemy in war and take the land they …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10overrun — I. transitive verb (overran; run; running) Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) to defeat decisively and occupy the positions of (2) to invade and occupy or ravage b. to spread or swarm over ; infest 2 …

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