Overwrite Meaning in English
word
ˌoʊvɝˈɹaɪt
oh-ver-RYTE
ˌəʊvəɹˈaɪt
oh-vuh-RYTE
التعريف
To replace existing text, data, or files with new information, often erasing what was there before.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Mostly used in tech, computers, or data contexts. Common phrases include 'overwrite a file', 'overwrite data'. Once you overwrite, the old content is lost. Often confused with 'override' (which means to overrule, not replace).
Spanish: sobrescribir - reescribirPortuguese (BR): sobrescrever - reescreverPortuguese (PT): sobrescrever - reescreverChinese (Simplified): 覆盖 - 覆写Chinese (Traditional): 覆蓋 - 覆寫Hindi: ओवरराइट करना - दोबारा लिखनाArabic: استبدال (الكتابة فوق شيء سابق) - إعادة الكتابةBengali: ওভাররাইট করা - পুরোনো তথ্য মুছে ফেলাRussian: перезаписатьJapanese: 上書きするVietnamese: ghi đèKorean: 덮어쓰기Turkish: üstüne yazmakUrdu: اوور رائٹ کرناIndonesian: menimpa
جمل نموذجية
Be careful not to overwrite your work by mistake.
basic
If you save the file now, it will overwrite the old version.
basic
Please don’t overwrite my changes.
basic
The software asked if I wanted to overwrite the existing document.
natural
Accidentally hit ‘yes’ and completely overwrote my backup!
natural
If you overwrite this, there’s no way to get the old data back.
natural