Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To defeat (another) in competition or conflict.
- intransitive verb To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount.
- intransitive verb To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply.
- intransitive verb To surmount opposition; be victorious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To come over; move or pass over or throughout.
- To reach or extend over or throughout; spread over; cover; overflow; surcharge.
- To overtake.
- To overwhelm; oppress; overpower; surmount; conquer; vanquish; subdue.
- To get beyond; outstrip; excel.
- Synonyms Vanquish, Subdue, etc. See
conquer . - To gain the superiority; be victorious; conquer.
- Overpowered by liquor; intoxicated: in the past participle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
- transitive verb To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue.
- transitive verb obsolete To overflow; to surcharge.
- transitive verb obsolete To come or pass over; to spread over.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of. - verb transitive, obsolete To
win (a battle). - verb intransitive To win or
prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc. - verb transitive To
overwhelm with emotion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- verb overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
- verb win a victory over
- verb get on top of; deal with successfully
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then he went into the room, where his family had assembled, with joyous heart and shining face, and raising both hands, and lifting his eyes heavenward, exclaimed, "_We have overcome, we have overcome_."
The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer 1870
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~beautiful drowning this beautiful drowning this holy water this holy water is in my lungs and i am overcome i am overcome i am overcome i am overcome~
vampishone Diary Entry vampishone 2002
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They proved the most difficult thing for our team to overcome is to spread the perimeter and take away our offense with the trap and the 1-3-1.
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Brandy remains in "overcome" character after hearing from the judges.
'Dancing with the Stars' rock week: We watch so you don't have to Lisa de Moraes 2010
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Of course one problem we're going to have to overcome is that while a psychiatrist may excel in what they do in the real world, they're probably not going to be very good at playing World of Warcraft.
Boing Boing 2009
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Republicans have a strong wind at their back heading into November, but one weakness the party must overcome is that, in many House and Senate races, a furious Republican primary electorate, dominated by Tea Party activists, has nominated candidates far more conservative than the constituents they seek to represent.
Alan Grayson Opponent Challenged By Local Media On Opposition To Abortion Rights For Rape Victims (VIDEO) Ryan Grim 2010
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In fact, the very first hurdle most writers have to overcome, is to shout down the voice in their own head that tells them that their writing is worthless.
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Republicans have a strong wind at their back heading into November, but one weakness the party must overcome is that, in many House and Senate ...
Alan Grayson Opponent Challenged By Local Media On Opposition To Abortion Rights For Rape Victims (VIDEO) Ryan Grim 2010
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This very system that our ancestors sought to overcome is alive and well in this part of the world (and many other parts).
Archive 2009-02-01 Jenni's life at the moment 2009
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This very system that our ancestors sought to overcome is alive and well in this part of the world (and many other parts).
Jenni's life at the moment Jenni's life at the moment 2009
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