overcome
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overcome
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ UK
- /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈkʌm/ Canada, US
- /ˌəʉ.vəˈkɐm/ Australia
- /ˌɐʉ.vɐˈkɐm/ New Zealand
- /ˌo.vəɹˈkʌm/ Scotland
- /ˌoː.vəʳˈkəm/ India
Rhymes with -ʌm
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English overcomen, inherited from Old English ofercuman (“to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake”). By surface analysis, over- + come. Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.
verb overcomes · overcoming · overcame · overcome · o'ercome
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To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
But sith this wretched woman ouercome / Of anguish, rather then of crime hath beene,
Similar: hurdle
- To prevail. Hee that ouercommeth, the same shalbe clothed in white raiment, and I will not blot out his name out of the booke of life, but I will confesse his name before my Father, and before his Angels.
- To recover from (a difficulty), to get over.
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To win against or prevail over in some sort of battle, contest, etc.
to overcome enemies in battle
Similar: vanquish
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To come or pass over; to spread over.
I was overcome with anger.
Similar: overtake
- To overflow; to surcharge. A Crop so plenteous, as the Land to load, O'ercome the crowded Barns
noun overcomes · o'ercome
- The burden or recurring theme in a song.
- A surplus.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: surmount, get over, overpower, swamped, overwhelm, defeat, subdue, overpowered, vanquished, defeated, beaten, whelm, routed, master, weak, powerless
Translations
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verb to surmount, get the better of
| Español | sobreponerse a |
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| 한국어 | 극복하다 geukbokhada, 이겨내다 igyeonaeda |
| 日本語 | 克服する kokufuku suru, 征服する seifuku suru, 乗り越える norikoeru |
| 中文 | 征服 zhēngfú, 克服 kèfú |
| Português | vencer, superar, ultrapassar |
| Français | vaincre, surmonter |
| Deutsch | überwinden, bewältigen |
| Italiano | superare, sconfiggere |
| Română | învinge, birui |
| Русский | преодолева́ть preodolevátʹ, преодоле́ть preodolétʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | vượt qua |
| العربية | هَزَمَ hazama, غَلَبَ ḡalaba, قَهَر qahar |
verb to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.
| 中文 | 征服 zhēngfú |
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title = {overcome},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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