more powerful than the person who took thedecision  Mr Smith tried to object but hisobjection was overruled by the chairman. The committee overruled the decision madeby the secretary. 2. (of a higher court) to set

vlju / noun a valuewritten on a coin or banknote  to takesomething at its or at face value to believethat what something appears to mean is true When we booked our holiday we took whatthe tour company said about the hotel at facevalue – but it turned out not to be true.

fens/ noun 1. the state of be-ing offended  to take offence at to be of-fended by  He took offence at being called a

3.    (in   a   fairground.)   a   large   mechanical amusement machine, which turns round and plays music, usually with horses to sit on which move up and down. Also called merry-go-round (NOTE: The US term is carousel.) ■ adj not direct O The taxi took a very roundabout route to get to Trafalgar Square. Synonym indirect