Definitions for overcome
ˌoʊ vərˈkʌmover·come

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. get the better of, overcome, defeat(verb)

   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. overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master(verb)

   get on top of; deal with successfully

   "He overcame his shyness"

3. overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake(verb)

   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

4. get the best, have the best, overcome(verb)

   overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

   "Heart disease can get the best of us"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. overcome(Verb)

   To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.

   Etymology: From overcomen, from ofercuman, corresponding to . Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.

2. overcome(Verb)

   To win (a battle).

   Etymology: From overcomen, from ofercuman, corresponding to . Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.

3. overcome(Verb)

   To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.

   We shall overcome.

   Etymology: From overcomen, from ofercuman, corresponding to . Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.

4. overcome(Verb)

   To overwhelm with emotion.

   Etymology: From overcomen, from ofercuman, corresponding to . Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.

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1. Overcome

   Overcome is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band, All That Remains. It was released on September 16, 2008. Overcome is the first and only album by All That Remains that was not produced by Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage, as well as the first with the band's current drummer, Jason Costa.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Overcome

   ō-vėr-kum′, v.t. to get the better of: to conquer or subdue: (obs.) to spread over, surcharge.—v.i. to be victorious.

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1. overcome

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'overcome' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3677

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'overcome' in Verbs Frequency: #528

Anagrams for overcome »

1. comeover, come-over

2. Come-over

3. Comeover

How to pronounce overcome?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of overcome in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of overcome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of overcome in a Sentence

1. Joe Farina:

   It didn't matter what I did, it was a DNA case. We could not overcome the fact that his DNA was at nearly all the crime scenes.

2. Avery Bradley:

   Whenever we are going through adversity, we should be able to overcome it, that's what kind of team we should be moving forward.

3. Premier Li Keqiang:

   The hard work of people up and down the country and the enormous potential of China's economy gives us more confidence that we can overcome the various difficulties.

4. Tim Price:

   We’re both fiercely competitive and we work day in and day out with each other in the same environment and that definitely has its challenges, but we’ve overcome those things and found a way to make it an advantage.

5. Yang Moo-jin:

   He was at the stage in his leadership where he should have been seen working on external affairs and trying to overcome international isolation, especially in light of the negative publicity he's got in recent months, by visiting Russia, he would have been able to exert pressure on China and also on South Korea, and he would have been able to improve his own image by going over there with his attractive wife and speak in English, which he surely must be able to do.

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