overrun

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvərˈrʌn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˌoʊvɚˈrʌn; n. ˈoʊvɚˌrʌn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ō′vər run; n. ōvər run′)


Inflections of 'overrun' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
overruns
v 3rd person singular
overrunning
v pres p
overran
v past
overrun
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
overrun [sth/sb] vtr often passive (people, animals, insects)infestar vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The kitchen was overrun with ants.
 La cocina estaba infestada de hormigas.
overrun [sth] vtr (go past limit)sobrepasar vtr
  exceder vtr
 Emily overran the finish line.
 Emily sobrepasó la línea de llegada.
overrun vi (go past time limit)sobrepasarse v prnl
  excederse v prnl
 The keynote speech overran by ten minutes.
 El discurso de apertura se sobrepasó por diez minutos.
overrun [sth] vtr (go past time limit)sobrepasar vtr
  exceder vtr
  rebasar vtr
 Susan overran her deadline.
 Susan sobrepasó la fecha de entrega.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
overrun n (expense amount)sobrecoste, sobrecosto nm
  costo adicional nm + adj mf
 The budget overruns on this project are unacceptable.
 Los sobrecostos de este proyecto son inadmisibles.
overrun [sth] vtr (expenses)exceder vtr
  sobrepasar vtr
 Patrick overran the budget.
 Patrick excedió el presupuesto.
overrun [sth/sb] vtr (military: enemy)invadir vtr
  (persona)invadir a vtr + prep
 The army overran the enemy's position.
 El ejército invadió la posición enemiga.
overrun [sth] vtr (overflow)salirse de v prnl + prep
  desbordarse de v prnl + prep
 If it keeps raining, the river is going to overrun its banks.
 Si sigue lloviendo, el río va a salirse de su cauce.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cost overrun (finance)exceso de coste, exceso de costo nm + loc adj
  sobrecoste, sobrecosto nm
  exceso de gastos nm + loc adj
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'overrun' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: a [time, cost, distance] overrun, a [meeting, class] overrun of [ten] minutes, losses [due to, caused by] a cost overrun, more...

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