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overrun

/ˌəʊvəˈrʌn/verb

उच्चारण ओवरन

भर जाना, छा जाना, (बड़ी संख्या में) घुस आना

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verboverran, overrun, overrunning
  1. 1

    [T, often passive] ~ sth (with/by sb/sth)

    to fill or spread over an area quickly, especially in large numbers, in a way that is not wanted

    भर जाना, छा जाना, (बड़ी संख्या में) घुस आना

    • The old house was overrun with rats.
    • The town was overrun by tourists during the festival.

    Synonyms invade swarm over infest overwhelm

  2. 2

    [T]

    to take control of a place by force after defeating the army defending it

    (सेना द्वारा) रौंदना, कब्ज़ा कर लेना

    • Enemy troops overran the border posts.

    Synonyms conquer occupy seize capture

  3. 3

    [I, T]

    to take more time or money than was planned

    (तय समय या खर्च से) आगे निकल जाना

    • The meeting overran by an hour.
    • The project has overrun its budget.

    Synonyms exceed overshoot go over

noun/ˈəʊvərʌn/
  1. 1

    [C]

    a situation in which a job costs more money or takes more time than was planned

    (लागत या समय की) अधिकता

    • The bridge project faced huge cost overruns.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

invade swarm over infest overwhelm conquer occupy seize capture exceed overshoot go over

§Grammar and usage

A place is overrun with or by something, as in 'The garden was overrun with weeds'.

कोई जगह overrun with या by something होती है, जैसे 'The garden was overrun with weeds'।