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overcome

To deal with and beat a problem.

Meanings of «overcome»

1 · verb

to deal with and beat a problem

She worked hard to overcome her fear of public speaking.

2 · verb

to be affected very strongly by a feeling

He was overcome with joy when he saw the surprise.

Similar: overpoweredoverwhelmedaffected deeply

Translation

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«overcome» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to deal with a difficulty and win
overcometo deal with a problem and winShe overcame her fear of water.
conquerto beat a big fear or difficulty; also landsHe wants to conquer his fear of flying.
surmountformalto get past a difficulty or obstacleThey surmounted many problems to finish the bridge.

Verb forms

Base form (V1)overcome
Past simple (V2)overcame
Past participle (V3)overcome

Base form (V1)
She wants to overcome her fear of dogs.

Past simple (V2)
He overcame his fear and spoke.

Past participle (V3)
They have overcome many problems.

Verbs that change the same way

comerunbecome

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