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overcomeovercome /ˌoʊvɚˈkʌm/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb (past tense overcame /-ˈkeɪm/, past participle overcome) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYovercomeOrigin: Old English ofercuman VERB TABLEovercome |
| Present | I, you, we, they | overcome | | he, she, it | overcomes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overcame | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overcome | | he, she, it | has overcome | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overcome | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overcome | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overcome |
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| Present | I | am overcoming | | he, she, it | is overcoming | | you, we, they | are overcoming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was overcoming | | you, we, they | were overcoming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overcoming | | he, she, it | has been overcoming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overcoming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overcoming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overcoming |
THESAURUSto win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game, etc.► defeatto win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game, etc.: He has begun his campaign to defeat the president. Napoleon was defeated at the battle of Waterloo. ► overcome to fight and win against someone in a war, battle, or competition: Union troops finally overcame rebel forces in the south. ► conquer to defeat someone, especially a country, and get control of land and people: The Greeks conquered the Trojans. ► vanquish formal to defeat someone or something completely in a war or battle. Used in literature: The king and his knights vanquished their enemies and saved the kingdom. ► rout to defeat someone completely or by a very large amount: The Sioux were routed by the U.S. Cavalry, largely because of the army’s superior weapons. ► best formal to defeat someone, especially unexpectedly: In the Senate race, she bested two rivals who both had more money to spend and were better known. 1to successfully deal with a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something SYN conquer: He struggled to overcome his shyness. She finally overcame the difficulties of her childhood.2[usually passive] if someone is overcome by smoke or gas, he or she becomes extremely sick or unconscious because of breathing it: Five employees were overcome by smoke.3if an emotion overcomes you, you cannot behave normally because you feel the emotion so strongly SYN overwhelm: I was overcome with an irresistible urge to hit him.4to fight and win against someone or something SYN beat► see thesaurus at defeat2 |