What is "overcome" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does overcome mean in English? Meaning of overcome definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "overcome" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "overcome": win a victory over

Verb

  • Meaning: win a victory over
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: defeat get the better of overcome
  • Hyponyms: beat beat out come through conquer crush demolish destroy down expel lurch make it nose overrun pull round pull through rout rout out shell skunk survive trounce upset vanquish wallop
  • Pronunciation in US: /oʊvəɹˈkəm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

    Meaning of "overcome": get on top of; deal with successfully

    Verb

  • Meaning: get on top of; deal with successfully
  • Example: He overcame his shyness
  • Synonyms: get over master overcome subdue surmount
  • Hyponyms: bulldog
  • Hypernyms: beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
  • Pronunciation in US: /oʊvəɹˈkəm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

    Meaning of "overcome": overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

    Verb

  • Meaning: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • Synonyms: overcome overpower overtake overwhelm sweep over whelm
  • Hyponyms: benight clutch devastate get hold of kill knock out lock seize stagger
  • Hypernyms: arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
  • Pronunciation in US: /oʊvəɹˈkəm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

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

    Verb

  • Meaning: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
  • Example: Heart disease can get the best of us
  • Synonyms: get the best have the best overcome
  • Hypernyms: beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
  • Pronunciation in US: /oʊvəɹˈkəm/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

    Synonyms:

    affected, beaten, defeated, buried, taken, overthrown, speechless, swamped, conquered, at a loss for words, blown-away, bowled-over, run-over, unable to continue, swept off ones feet, crush, overwhelm, win, reduce, overpower, weather, conquer, survive, surmount, stun, lick, render, subdue, hurdle, overthrow, shock, outlive, down, drown, worst, subjugate, master, prostrate, prevail, throw, best, vanquish, whelm, be victorious, come out on top, get around, get the better of, knock over, knock socks off, rise above, triumph over,

    Antonyms:

    indifferent, unconcerned, unflappable, unbothered, unmoved, surrender, forfeit, give in, lose, yield, fail, help,

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