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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
overcomes, overcoming, overcame, overcome |
definition 1: |
to defeat or quell in a conflict; succeed in a struggle with.
With this bold plan of attack, they hoped to overcome the enemy.We'll have to overcome many obstacles in order to accomplish this goal.I think this is a problem we can easily overcome if we work together.- synonyms:
- beat, conquer, defeat, master, surmount, vanquish
- similar words:
- best, break, down, lick, overpower, prostrate, quell, subdue, suppress, survive
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definition 2: |
to cause to be weak or inactive, or to lose consciousness.
He struggled to speak, but the drug quickly overcame him.- synonyms:
- overpower, overwhelm
- similar words:
- destroy, prostrate, weaken
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definition 3: |
to emotionally overwhelm or render inarticulate.
We were overcome by the powerful images of suffering in the film.- synonyms:
- overpower, overwhelm
- similar words:
- devastate, move, stun, touch, transport
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definition 4: |
to equal and then surpass.
I overcame his lead on the last turn of the race.- synonyms:
- catch up, overtake
- similar words:
- beat, outrun, outstrip, pass, top
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related words: |
ace, awe, batter, bow, break, conquer, consume, counteract, defeat, deluge, dominate, nullify, outdo, overrun, overtake, overthrow, overwhelm, quench, resolve, slay, surpass, swamp, take, tame, win |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to win a victory.
We shall overcome.- synonyms:
- conquer, prevail, win
- similar words:
- succeed, triumph
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related words: |
win |
adverb + (v.)overcome
easily, gradually, successfully
(v.)overcome
+ adverb
someday
(v.)overcome
+ noun
addiction,
adversity,
alienation,
anxiety,
barrier,
bias,
boredom,
challenge,
childhood,
constraint,
crisis,
deficiency,
deficit,
depression,
despair,
difficulty,
dilemma,
disability,
disadvantage,
discrimination,
distrust,
division,
doubt,
eating,
emotion,
evil,
fatigue,
fear,
flaw,
fragmentation,
friction,
gravity,
grief,
guilt,
halftime,
handicap,
hardship,
hostility,
hunger,
hurdle,
ignorance,
illness,
impediment,
impulse,
inertia,
inhibition,
injury,
instinct,
isolation,
legacy,
limitation,
loneliness,
means,
mistrust,
objection,
obstacle,
odds,
opposition,
oppression,
poverty,
prejudice,
presumption,
problem,
racism,
rage,
reluctance,
resistance,
sadness,
separation,
setback,
shame,
shock,
shortage,
shortcoming,
shyness,
sin,
skepticism,
stereotype,
stigma,
suspicion,
syndrome,
temptation,
tendency,
tragedy,
trauma,
urge,
veto,
weakness,
worry
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The word overcome
contains the following part:
over-
Old English
prefix
that means excessively, too much; over, on top, above
  Example words:
overact, overbake, overboard, overbook, overbusy, overcast, overclean, overcoat, overcome, overcook, overdo, overdry, overflow, overhead, overjoyed, overlap, overlarge, overlength, overload, overlook, overlord, overnice, overpay, overplan, overpower, overrate, override, overshadow, overstep, oversweet, overtake, overthin, overuse, overwhelm
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