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overrun1 verboverrun2 noun overruno‧ver‧run1 /ˌəʊvəˈrʌn $ ˌoʊ-/ verb (past tense overran /-ˈræn/, past participle overrun, present participle overrunning)   VERB TABLEoverrun |
| Present | I, you, we, they | overrun | | he, she, it | overruns | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overran | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overrun | | he, she, it | has overrun | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overrun | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overrun | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overrun |
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| Present | I | am overrunning | | he, she, it | is overrunning | | you, we, they | are overrunning | | Past | I, he, she, it | was overrunning | | you, we, they | were overrunning | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overrunning | | he, she, it | has been overrunning | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overrunning | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overrunning | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overrunning |
- Heavy rains caused Stoney Creek to overrun its banks earlier today.
- Soviet troops overran the nation in 1940.
- Vines of morning glory overran the rainforest canopy.
- A combination of army support and neutrality enabled the demonstrators to overrun both buildings with minimal losses.
- Always finish on time, unless there is a very good reason to overrun.
- But they were cut from the programme after it overran by 10 minutes.
- Guerrillas had overrun the exploration camp and set the rig afire.
- Had they been 10 or 15 minutes later, I believe we would have been completely overrun.
- Mr Mellor claimed the builder overran his budget.
- Projects have become symbols of the ghetto, isolated from society and jobs, overrun by gangs and drugs.
- Weedy morning-glory vines overran the rainforest canopy.
to continue for longer than was planned or expected► overrun/run over if an activity such as a meeting or game overruns or runs over , it continues longer than it is supposed to do: · The meeting is going to overrun so we'd better find out what time they close the building.· If the ceremony runs over, I'll switch to Channel 17.overrun by 10 minutes/an hour/two days etc: · The scenes were cut because the preceding programme overran by 10 minutes.run over time: · Well, what do you know? We've run over time, and there's no time for questions. ► run on informal to last for a long time, especially longer than expected or planned: · Don't allow meetings to run on; set an agenda and stick to it.· Business lunches do tend to run on sometimes.· Sorry, I'm running on a bit. What did you want to say? nounrunrerunrunnerrunningoverrunverbrunoutrunoverrunrerunadjectiverunningrunnyadverbrunning 1[intransitive, transitive] to take more time or money than intended:  The final speaker overran by at least half an hour.2[transitive] if a place is overrun by unwanted things or people, they spread over it in great numbersbe overrun by/with something a tiny island overrun by tourists The house was overrun with mice.GRAMMAR Overrun is usually passive in this meaning.3[transitive] if a place is overrun by soldiers, they take control of it: Poland was overrun by the Russian army.GRAMMAR Overrun is usually passive in this meaning.overrun1 verboverrun2 noun overruno‧ver‧run2 /ˈəʊvərʌn $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable] - A public service agency spends so much time studying the financial implications of a project that cost overruns are virtually guaranteed.
- A real bargain, with lovely owners, two beautiful overrun gardens and some quite well-preserved original features.
- Cost overruns for overtime for both the police and fire departments has been a chronic problem for years.
- Naturally shortfalls and overruns occur when one year is compared with the next.
- Or mechanical extractor ventilation capable of providing at least three air changes per hour and operating with 15-minute overrun after activation.
- There are two main problems with fast-track projects: design changes and cost overruns.
- They track and control construction costs to avoid cost overruns.
NOUN► cost· There are two main problems with fast-track projects: design changes and cost overruns.· They track and control construction costs to avoid cost overruns.· A public service agency spends so much time studying the financial implications of a project that cost overruns are virtually guaranteed.· Almost from the start the cost overruns were as staggering as the project itself.· The accountants found that cost overruns surpassed $ 25 million, the lawsuit says. nounrunrerunrunnerrunningoverrunverbrunoutrunoverrunrerunadjectiverunningrunnyadverbrunning an amount of time or money that is larger than was planned or intended: cost overruns of £2 billion |