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Meaning of 'overcome' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Overcome [ p. p.]
- of Overcome
2 . Overcome [ v. i.]
- To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
3 . Overcome [ v. t.]
- To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
- To overflow; to surcharge.
- To come or pass over; to spreads over.

Meaning of 'overcome' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . overcome [ v]
Meaning (1):
- win a victory over
Example in sentence:
  • defeat your enemies;
  • He overcame his infirmity;
  • He overcame his shyness;
  • Her anger got the better of her and she blew up;
  • You must overcome all difficulties
Meaning (2):
- get on top of; deal with successfully
Example in sentence:
  • He overcame his shyness
Meaning (3):
- overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
Example in sentence:
  • Heart disease can get the best of us

Nearby Words:

oven ovenbird over over-arm over-busy over-garment over-story overabound overact overaction

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