Past tense of override
The past simple of override is overrode and the past participle is overridden: override – overrode – overridden.
- Base form V1
- override
- Past simple V2
- overrode
- Past participle V3
- overridden
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Meaning of override
To use your authority to set aside an earlier order or ruling
- ExampleThe court overrode the council's decision.
Override, overrode, overridden in sentences
- Past simpleThe court overrode the decision.
- Past participleThe alarm has been overridden.
Common mistakes
overridedoverrode. Override is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The alarm has been overrode.The alarm has been overridden. After be in the passive, use the past participle, overridden.
Similar verbs
Override is built on ride and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like override: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of override?
Overrode. For example: The court overrode the decision.
What is the past participle of override?
Overridden. It follows be in the passive, as in The alarm has been overridden.
Is override a regular verb?
No. Override is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
