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? — Waldelfe
Do you want to overwrite the saved data?
deSollen die gespeicherten Daten überschrieben werden? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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