WordStudyovercome
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
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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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to deal with a difficulty and win
overcometo deal with a problem and winShe overcame her fear of water.
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.
