overcome
Use Overcome in a sentence
vərˈkʌm verb (used with object)
1.
to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
2.
to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.); surmount: to overcome one's weaknesses.
3.
to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind, as does liquor, a drug, exertion, or emotion: I was overcome with grief.
4.
Archaic. to overspread or overrun.
verb (used without object)
5.
to gain the victory; win; conquer: a plan to overcome by any means possible.
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| —vb , -comes, -coming, -came, -come | |
| 1. | (tr) to get the better of in a conflict |
| 2. | (tr; often passive) to render incapable or powerless by laughter, sorrow, exhaustion, etc: he was overcome by fumes |
| 3. | (tr) to surmount (obstacles, objections, etc) |
| 4. | (intr) to be victorious |
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Word Origin & History
overcome
O.E. ofer-cuman "to reach, overtake," also "to conquer, prevail over," from ofer "over" + cuman "to come" (see come). A common Gmc. compound (cf. M.Du. overkomen, O.H.G. ubarqueman, Ger. überkommen). In ref. to mental or chemical force, "to overwhelm, render helpless,"
it is in late O.E. Meaning "to surmount" (a difficulty or obstacle) is from c.1200. The Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" was put together c.1950s from lyrics from Charles Tindley's spiritual "I'll Overcome Some Day" (1901), and melody from pre-Civil War spiritual "No More Auction Block for Me."
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Example sentences
Many of the tech hurdles have been overcome already.
But to overcome hyperopia and deliver that enjoyment, the commitment had to be binding.
The latest study may have overcome this problem but that is not evident from the report.
Such programmes would also have to overcome cultural obstacles.
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