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Definition of overcome} in English English dictionary
overcome: To overwhelm with emotion (usually in passive)
overcome: To win (a battle)
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overcome: To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of
By and by fumes of brandy began to fill the air, and climb to where I lay, overcoming the mouldy smell of decayed wood and the dampness of the green walls.
overcome: {v} to subdue, conquer, vanquish, beat
overcome: The form overcome is used in the present tense and is also the past participle
overcome: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"
overcome: To come or pass over; to spreads over
overcome: To surmount a physical or an abstract obstacle
overcome: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
overcome: If you are overcome by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly. The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair A dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision. = overwhelm
overcome: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
overcome: If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it. Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying
overcome: If you are overcome by smoke or a poisonous gas, you become very ill or die from breathing it in. The residents were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke
overcome: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
overcome: To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle
overcome: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness
overcome: {s} overwhelmed, stunned, shocked, inundated
overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overcome: {f} overpower; succeed in facing up to a problem or difficulty; defeat; overwhelm; subdue
overcome: To gain the superiority; to be victorious
overcome: To overflow; to surcharge
overcome a difficulty: surmount a difficulty, get the better of a problem
overcome difficulties: win out over difficulties, surmount obstacles
We Shall Overcome: a protest song written in 1960 by Pete Seeger to an old traditional tune, which was especially popular during the civil rights movement in the US, when it was often sung by large crowds at meetings and on protest marches. It is still sung by groups of people who are fighting against unfair laws or unfair governments