how to pronounce overrun

/ˈoʊvɚˌɹʌn/

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overrun is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of overrun in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… doing here we are overrun with content …”

meaning of overrun

To overrun means to go beyond the limits of something.

overrun frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word overrun occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics overrun can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that overrun can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;