Overrun — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

too much production or more than expected

invade in great numbers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚɹˈʌn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈʌn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈʌn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚɹˈʌn/.

Examples

the roaches infested our kitchen
the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

invade well over overproduction brim over run over infest overflow

Parts of Speech

noun	too much production or more than expected
verb	invade in great numbers “the roaches infested our kitchen”
verb	occupy in large numbers or live on a host “the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North”
verb	flow or run over (a limit or brim)
verb	seize the position of and defeat “the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land”
verb	run beyond or past “The plane overran the runway”

Word Forms

overproduce	verb	produce in excess
overrun	verb	flow or run over (a limit or brim)
infestation	noun	the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
invasion	noun	any entry into an area not previously occupied
overflow	noun	the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
overrun	noun	too much production or more than expected

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überrannt

zu viel Produktion oder mehr als erwartet

🇫🇷French

envahi

trop de production ou plus que prévu

🇪🇸Spanish

invadir

demasiada producción o más de lo esperado

🇮🇹Italian

superato

troppa produzione o più del previsto

🇳🇱Dutch

overspoeld

te veel productie of meer dan verwacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

superação

muita produção ou mais do que o esperado

🇷🇺Russian

захватить

слишком много производства или больше, чем ожидалось

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उग आया

बहुत अधिक उत्पादन या अपेक्षा से अधिक

🇮🇳Tamil

மீறுகிறது

அதிக உற்பத்தி அல்லது எதிர்பார்த்ததை விட அதிகமாக

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆక్రమించాయి

చాలా ఎక్కువ ఉత్పత్తి లేదా ఊహించిన దాని కంటే ఎక్కువ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરન

ખૂબ ઉત્પાદન અથવા અપેક્ષા કરતાં વધુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മറികടക്കുക

വളരെയധികം ഉത്പാദനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചതിലും കൂടുതൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਰਨ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਉਤਪਾਦਨ ਜਾਂ ਉਮੀਦ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超限

产量过多或超出预期

🇯🇵Japanese

オーバーラン

🇰🇷Korean

오버런

생산량이 너무 많거나 예상보다 많음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tràn ngập

sản xuất quá nhiều hoặc nhiều hơn dự kiến

🇹🇭Thai

บุกรุก

มีการผลิตมากเกินไปหรือเกินคาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyerbu

produksi terlalu banyak atau lebih dari yang diharapkan

🇵🇭Filipino

lumusob

masyadong maraming produksyon o higit pa sa inaasahan

🇲🇾Malay

ditakluki

pengeluaran terlalu banyak atau melebihi jangkaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجاوز

الكثير من الإنتاج أو أكثر من المتوقع

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

تولید بیش از حد یا بیشتر از حد انتظار

🇹🇷Turkish

taşmak

çok fazla üretim veya beklenenden fazla

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוצף

יותר מדי ייצור או יותר מהצפוי

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