outrepasser — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• override verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
• overstep verb To go further than is allowed or appropriate; to cross a line.

Senses

outrepasser is used for these senses in English:

• break (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
• override (transitive) To ride across or beyond something.
• overstep (transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

override — full definition

1. verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
2. verb In programming, to replace an inherited method with a new version of the same name.
3. noun A mechanism or command used to take manual control over something automatic.

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