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o·ver·come
(ō′vər-kŭm′)v. o·ver·came (-kām′), o·ver·come, o·ver·com·ing, o·ver·comes
v.tr.
1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict: overcame the opposing team in the last quarter.
2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount: tried to overcome the obstacles of poverty.
3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply: was overcome with grief.
v.intr.
To surmount opposition; be victorious.
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overcome
(ˌəʊvəˈkʌm)vb, -comes, -coming, -came or -come
1. (tr) to get the better of in a conflict
2. (tr; often passive) to render incapable or powerless by laughter, sorrow, exhaustion, etc: he was overcome by fumes.
3. (tr) to surmount (obstacles, objections, etc)
4. (intr) to be victorious
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
o•ver•come
(ˌoʊ vərˈkʌm)v. -came, -come, -com•ing. v.t.
1. to get the better of in a struggle or conflict.
2. to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.).
3. to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind: overcome by smoke.
v.i. 4. to gain the victory; win; conquer.
[before 900]
o`ver•com′er, n.
syn: See defeat.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
overcome
- convince - Started out meaning "overcome, conquer."
- evict - First meant "conquer, overcome."
- exflunct - To overcome or beat thoroughly—or to use up completely.
- profligate - To overcome or overthrow.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
overcome
Past participle: overcome
Gerund: overcoming
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| Verb | 1. | overcome - 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" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" wallop - defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!" down - bring down or defeat (an opponent) overrun - seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land" upset - defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team" nose - defeat by a narrow margin conquer - overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" make it, pull round, pull through, survive, come through - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" |
| 2. | overcome - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" bulldog - throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo | |
| 3. | overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" benight - overtake with darkness or night knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm" stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit" | |
| 4. | 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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overcome
verb
1. defeat, beat, conquer, master, tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, overthrow, lick (informal), undo, subdue, rout, overpower, quell, triumph over, best, get the better of, trounce, worst, clobber (slang), stuff (slang), vanquish, surmount, subjugate, prevail over, wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), blow (someone) out of the water (slang), come out on top of (informal), bring (someone) to their knees (informal), render incapable, render powerless, be victorious over, render helpless the satisfaction of overcoming a rival
2. conquer, beat, master, survive, weather, curb, suppress, subdue, rise above, quell, triumph over, get the better of, vanquish I have fought to overcome my fear of spiders.
adjective
1. overwhelmed, moved, affected, emotional, choked, speechless, bowled over (informal), unable to continue, at a loss for words, visibly moved, swept off your feet I don't know what to say! I'm quite overcome.
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overcome
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Translations
مَغْلوب، مَهْزوم، مَغْموريَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَىيَهْزِم، يَدْحَر
překonat
overvinde
venki
voittaa
svladati
erõt vesz rajta vmi
atas
vinna bug áyfirbugaîur
克服する
극복하다
pakirstaspalaužtas
pārņemtspārvarētsatriektsuzveikt
premožený
premagati
besegra
เอาชนะ
üstesinden gelmekyenmekkapılmış
đánh bại
overcome
[ˌəʊvəˈkʌm] (overcame (pt) (overcome (pp)))A. VT
1. (= conquer) [+ enemy, opposition] → vencer; [+ problem, temptation, inhibitions] → superar, vencer; [+ rage, fear, disgust] → superar, dominar
the book is an account of how she overcame cancer → el libro describe cómo superó or venció el cáncer
her curiosity finally overcame her shyness → finalmente, su curiosidad superó or venció su timidez
the book is an account of how she overcame cancer → el libro describe cómo superó or venció el cáncer
her curiosity finally overcame her shyness → finalmente, su curiosidad superó or venció su timidez
2. (= overwhelm) [feeling] → adueñarse de; [sleep, fatigue] → vencer
a sense of total inadequacy overcame him → una sensación de ineptitud total se adueñó de él
sleep overcame him → lo venció el sueño
to be overcome by sth I was overcome by the heat → el calor me agobió, me sentí agobiado por el calor
he was overcome by the smoke → el humo le impidió respirar
she was quite overcome by the occasion → la ocasión la conmovió mucho
overcome by curiosity, he reached out to touch it → vencido or dominado por la curiosidad, extendió la mano para tocarlo
to be overcome with sth she was overcome with remorse → le abrumaba el remordimiento
he was overcome with grief → estaba abrumado or postrado de dolor
she was so overcome with emotion she couldn't answer → estaba tan conmovida que no podía responder
you don't seem exactly overcome with joy → no parece que estés rebosante de alegría
a sense of total inadequacy overcame him → una sensación de ineptitud total se adueñó de él
sleep overcame him → lo venció el sueño
to be overcome by sth I was overcome by the heat → el calor me agobió, me sentí agobiado por el calor
he was overcome by the smoke → el humo le impidió respirar
she was quite overcome by the occasion → la ocasión la conmovió mucho
overcome by curiosity, he reached out to touch it → vencido or dominado por la curiosidad, extendió la mano para tocarlo
to be overcome with sth she was overcome with remorse → le abrumaba el remordimiento
he was overcome with grief → estaba abrumado or postrado de dolor
she was so overcome with emotion she couldn't answer → estaba tan conmovida que no podía responder
you don't seem exactly overcome with joy → no parece que estés rebosante de alegría
B. VI → vencer, triunfar
we shall overcome! → ¡venceremos!
we shall overcome! → ¡venceremos!
WE SHALL OVERCOME
We Shall Overcome (Venceremos) es el título de una canción cantada por los miembros del llamado US Civil Rights Movement (movimiento por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos). Se cantaba sobre todo en los años 50 y 60 durante las protestas contra la discriminación racial y aún hoy la usan quienes protestan en contra de la injusticia.
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overcome
[ˌəʊvərˈkʌm] [overcame] (pt) [overcome] (pp) vt
[problem, fear, difficulties, obstacle] → surmonter
[+ resistance] → venir à bout de; [+ objections] → vaincre
to be overcome by emotion → être submergé par l'émotion
I was overcome by a sense of failure → Un sentiment d'échec s'empara de moi.
I was overcome by a sense of failure → Un sentiment d'échec s'empara de moi.
to be overcome by fumes → être asphyxié par des émanations toxiques
adj
(emotionally) → bouleversé(e)
overcome with grief → accablé(e) de douleurover-confident overconfident [ˌəʊvərˈkɒnfɪdənt] adj → trop sûr(e) de soi
overcome with grief → accablé(e) de douleurover-confident overconfident [ˌəʊvərˈkɒnfɪdənt] adj → trop sûr(e) de soi
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overcome
pret <overcame> ptp <overcome>vt enemy → überwältigen, bezwingen; bad habit → sich (dat) → abgewöhnen; shyness, nerves, difficulty, anger, obstacle etc → überwinden; temptation → widerstehen (+dat), → bezwingen; disappointment → hinwegkommen über (+acc); he was overcome by the fumes → die giftigen Gase machten ihn bewusstlos; sleep overcame him → der Schlaf übermannte ihn; he was overcome by grief/by emotion → Schmerz/Rührung übermannte ihn; he was overcome by remorse/(a feeling of) despair → Reue f → / (→ ein Gefühl nt → der) → Verzweiflung f → überkam ihn; overcome with fear → von Furcht ergriffen or übermannt; overcome (with emotion) → ergriffen, gerührt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
overcome
[ˌəʊvəˈkʌm] (overcame (pt) (overcome (pp))) vt (enemies) → sopraffare; (obstacle, difficulty) → superare; (rage, temptation) → vincere; (sb's doubts) → dissolvereto be overcome by the heat → essere sopraffatto/a dall'afa
to be overcome by remorse → essere preso/a dal rimorso
overcome with grief → sopraffatto/a dal dolore
she was quite overcome by the occasion → era oltremodo emozionata per l'evento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overcome
(əuvəˈkam) adjective helpless; defeated by emotion etc. overcome with grief; I felt quite overcome.
verb – past tense ˌoverˈcame (-ˈkeim) : past participle ˌoverˈcome – to defeat or conquer. She finally overcame her fear of the dark.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
overcome
→ يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى překonat overvinde überwinden υπερνικώ superar voittaa surmonter svladati superare 克服する 극복하다 overwinnen overvinne pokonać superar преодолевать besegra เอาชนะ üstesinden gelmek đánh bại 战胜Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
overcome
vt. vencer, rendir; sobreponerse;
you must ___ this → debe sobreponerse, debes sobreponerte a esto;
you must ___ this sickness → debe, debes ___ a esta enfermedad.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
overcome
vt (pret -came; pp -come) superar, vencer; to overcome fears..superar (vencer) miedosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.