overwrite
verb /ˌəʊvəˈraɪt/
/ˌəʊvərˈraɪt/
(computing)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overwrite | /ˌəʊvəˈraɪt/ /ˌəʊvərˈraɪt/ |
| he / she / it overwrites | /ˌəʊvəˈraɪts/ /ˌəʊvərˈraɪts/ |
| past simple overwrote | /ˌəʊvəˈrəʊt/ /ˌəʊvərˈrəʊt/ |
| past participle overwritten | /ˌəʊvəˈrɪtn/ /ˌəʊvərˈrɪtn/ |
| -ing form overwriting | /ˌəʊvəˈraɪtɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈraɪtɪŋ/ |
- overwrite something to replace information on the screen or in a file by putting new information over itOxford Collocations DictionaryOverwrite is used with these nouns as the object:
- file