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1. (v.t.) overcome
to get the better of in a struggle or conflict.
2. overcome
to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.).
3. overcome
to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind:
overcome by smoke; .
4. (v.i.) overcome
to gain the victory; win; conquer.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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| Definition of 'overcome' |
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1. (verb) get the better of, overcome, defeat
win a victory over
"You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
2. (verb) overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master
get on top of; deal with successfully
"He overcame his shyness"
3. (verb) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
4. (verb) get the best, have the best, overcome
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
"Heart disease can get the best of us"
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1. (verb) overcome
to achieve sth despite great difficulties
children who overcome poverty and succeed
2. overcome
to make sb feel unable to deal with difficulties
Depression overcame her.; a nation overcome with self-doubt
3. overcome
to defeat
England overcame France in the final match.
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Sense: helpless; defeated by emotion etc
overcome with grief; I felt quite overcome.
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 Afrikaans: verslae, oorstelp, aanged |
 Arabic: مَغْلوب، مَهْزوم، مَغْمور |
 Bulgarian: завладян |
 Brazilian: emocionado |
 Czech: přemožený, zmožený |
 German: überwältigt |
 Danish: overvældet |
 Greek: καταβεβλημένος, αβοήθητος |
 Spanish: afectado (por), dominado |
 Estonian: muserdatud |
 Farsi: مغلوب؛ مستولی شده |
 Finnish: valtaama |
 French: accablé |
 Hebrew: לְהִשתַלֵט עַל- |
 Hindi: उबरना, हराना |
 Croatian: nemoćan, poražen |
 Hungarian: erőt vesz rajta vmi; nyom |
 Indonesian: tak berdaya |
 Icelandic: yfirbugaður |
 Italian: commosso |
 Japanese: うちのめされた |
 Korean: 무력한 |
 Lithuanian: bejėgis, pakirstas, palau |
 Latvian: pārņemts; satriekts |
 Malay: mengatasi |
 Dutch: overmand |
 Norwegian: overveldet (av) |
 Polish: zmożony, przygnieciony |
 Persian: از لحاظ روانى شكسته، مغلو |
 Pashto: د روانى له پلوه ماتى خوړل |
 Portuguese: emocionado |
 Romanian: copleşit |
 Russian: удручённый |
 Slovak: premožený, unavený |
 Slovenian: prevzet, pobit |
 Serbian: slomiti |
 Swedish: utom sig, utmattad |
 Thai: ทำให้หมดกำลัง |
 Turkish: kapılmış |
 Taiwanese: 壓倒的 |
 Ukrainian: знесилений |
 Urdu: مجبور، شکست خوردہ |
 Vietnamese: mất tinh thần |
 Chinese: 压倒的 |
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