overhaul
To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completelyTo modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» The engine needs a total overhaul.
Двигателю нужен капитальный ремонт. — p0wcr
ddnktr · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesTo modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
überholen, modernisieren
ремонти́роватьremontírovatʹ, перебиратьperebiratʹ
To pass, overtake, or travel past.
überholen
travel past
To keep (running rigging) clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
(transitive)To search (a ship) for contraband goods.
To carry out an overhaul.
Examples
8 sentencesThe engine needs a total overhaul.
ruДвигателю нужен капитальный ремонт. — p0wcr
The dictator called his plan a "judicial overhaul."
Ventilation systems would need to be overhauled to “minimize recirculating air.”
Kenya is embarking on a pilot program to overhaul its education system.
The website needs an overhaul.
deDie Webseite müsste mal überholt werden. — Yorwba
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
overhauls, overhauling, overhauled, overhauled| Base form | overhaul · to overhaul |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overhauls |
| Present participle | overhauling |
| Past simple | overhauled |
| Past participle | overhauled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.