overrun

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in Vietnamese Đánh chiếm, xâm lược

BrE /ˈəʊvərˌrʌn/ AmE /oʊˈvɜːrˌræn/

verb en → vi

past overran pp overrun ing overrunning

1 CONTROL [transitive] B2

Đánh chiếm, xâm lược

to control or take over a place by force, especially in war

  • overrun somewhere

Collocations overrun a country · overrun an area

  • The army overran the city.

    Quân đội đã đánh chiếm thành phố.

2 FILL [transitive] B1

Tràn ngập, lấn át

to fill a place completely, especially with too many people or things

  • overrun somewhere

Collocations overrun a place with something · be overrun by something

  • The park was overrun with people.

    Công viên bị tràn ngập bởi người.

3 TIME [intransitive] B2

Quá giờ, kéo dài quá mức

to last longer than planned or allowed

  • overrun by something

Collocations the meeting overran by an hour · a project overruns by weeks

  • The meeting overran by half an hour.

    Cuộc họp kéo dài quá giờ dự kiến nửa tiếng.