overcome
11Overcome — O ver*come , v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21. [1913 Webster] …
12overcome — surmount, overthrow, subjugate, rout, *conquer, vanquish, defeat, beat, lick, subdue Analogous words: capture, *catch: outstrip, outdo, *exceed: *suppress, repress …
13overcome — verb 1 defeat/conquer sb/sth ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ successfully ▪ not entirely ▪ These problems were never entirely overcome. ▪ largely …
14overcome — 01. Many of the victims of the fire had been [overcome] by the smoke, and had to be carried out by the firefighters. 02. Martha s inability to [overcome] her fear of water has kept her from learning how to swim. 03. Her family was [overcome] with …
15overcome */*/ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkʌm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkʌm] verb [transitive] Word forms overcome : present tense I/you/we/they overcome he/she/it overcomes present participle overcoming past tense overcame UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkeɪm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkeɪm] past participle overcome… …
16overcome — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)kʌ̱m[/t]] ♦♦♦ overcomes, overcoming, overcame (The form overcome is used in the present tense and is also the past participle.) 1) VERB If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it. [V n] Molly… …
17overcome*/ — [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm] (past tense overcame [ˌəʊvəˈkeɪm] ; past participle overcome) verb [T] 1) to succeed in dealing with a problem Jimmy overcame his difficulties to graduate with a first class degree.[/ex] 2) to make someone very emotional, ill, or… …
18overcome — o|ver|come W3S3 [ˌəuvəˈkʌm US ˌouvər ] v past tense overcame [ ˈkeım] past participle overcome [T] [: Old English; Origin: ofercuman] 1.) to successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something ▪ He struggled to… …
19overcome — overcomer, n. /oh veuhr kum /, v., overcame, overcome, overcoming. v.t. 1. to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy. 2. to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.); surmount: to… …
20overcome — o|ver|come [ ,ouvər kʌm ] (past tense o|ver|came [ ,ouvər keım ] ; past participle o|ver|come) verb ** 1. ) transitive to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem: Jimmy overcame his difficulties to graduate. What can I do to overcome my… …
