overwrite
To destroy data by recording new data over itTo destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.
» Did you overwrite my saved game?
Hast du meinen gespeicherten Spielstand überschrieben?
Habt ihr meinen gespeicherten Spielstand überschrieben?
Haben Sie meinen gespeicherten Spielstand überschrieben?
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.
I accidentally saved my unwanted changes and overwrote the version of the document I wanted to keep.
überschreiben
перезапи́сыватьperezapísyvatʹ, перезаписа́тьperezapisátʹ
перезапи́суватиperezapýsuvaty, перезаписа́тиperezapysáty
write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
(transitive)To cover in writing; to write over the top of.
(ambitransitive)To write too much.
(ambitransitive)To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.
Examples
4 sentencesDid you overwrite my saved game?
deHast du meinen gespeicherten Spielstand überschrieben?
Do you want to overwrite the saved data?
deSollen die gespeicherten Daten überschrieben werden?
Do you want to overwrite the previous saved data?
The file was overwritten with garbage data when the disk was erased.
Translations
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Forms
overwrites, overwriting, overwrote, overwritten| Base form | overwrite · to overwrite |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overwrites |
| Present participle | overwriting |
| Past simple | overwrote |
| Past participle | overwritten |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle