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overwhelmoverwhelm /ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlm/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYoverwhelmOrigin: 1300-1400 whelm to turn over, cover up (13-19 centuries) VERB TABLEoverwhelm |
| Present | I, you, we, they | overwhelm | | he, she, it | overwhelms | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overwhelmed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overwhelmed | | he, she, it | has overwhelmed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overwhelmed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overwhelm | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overwhelmed |
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| Present | I | am overwhelming | | he, she, it | is overwhelming | | you, we, they | are overwhelming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was overwhelming | | you, we, they | were overwhelming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overwhelming | | he, she, it | has been overwhelming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overwhelming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overwhelming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overwhelming |
► completely overwhelmed Local police were completely overwhelmed by the rise in crime. 1[often passive] if an emotion, experience, or problem overwhelms you, it affects you so strongly that you cannot think clearly: I was overwhelmed by their generosity. Deep frustration overwhelmed her, and she started to cry. Local police were completely overwhelmed by the rise in crime.2if a color, smell, taste, etc. overwhelms another color, taste, etc., it is much stronger and more noticeable: Most preparations overwhelm the flavor of good oysters.3to defeat an opponent or army completely4literary if water overwhelms an area of land, it covers it completely and suddenly |