overrun
/əʊvəˈrʌn/
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American sound/əʊvəˈrʌn/
əʊvəˈrʌn
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əʊvə - ˈrʌn -> overrun
Myanmar meaning
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overrun /ǝƱvǝ'rʌn/ v (pt overran /-'ræn/; pp overrun )
၁။ (esp passive) သောင်းကျန်းသည် (သို့) စီးနင်းသည်။ a warehouse overrun by rats ❍ They overran the enemy positions in less than a week.
၂။ သတ်မှတ်ချိန်လွန်သွားသည်။ သတ်မှတ်ချက် ဘောင်ကျော်သည်။ The lecturer overran by ten minutes. ❍ The news programme overran its allotted time.
/'ǝƱvǝrʌn/ n
ကျော်လွန်ခြင်း။ a cost overrun ❍ a six-month construction overrun.
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swarming, infested, filled, teeming, flooded, swamped, assail, assault, attack, beat, beset, besiege, byproduct, choke, choked, clobber, clogged, defeat, deluge, drub, excess, foray, fulsomeness, go beyond, grace period, infest, inroad, inundate, invade, lambaste, lick, luxuriance, massacre, nimiety, occupy, overage, overdose, overflow, overgrow, overkill, overmuch, overshoot, overspread, overstep, overstock, oversupply, overwhelm, permeate, plunder, put to flight, raid, ravage, recrement, redundance, rout, run on, run over, something extra, spill, spread like wildfire, supererogation, superfluousness, surge, surpass, surplus, surplusage, swamp, swarm, the limit, thrash, too much of a good thing, trim, well over, whip
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