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overcome

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/

The English word “overcome” has 9 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
  2. To prevail.
  3. To recover from (a difficulty), to get over.
  4. To win against or prevail over in some sort of battle, contest, etc.
  5. To come or pass over; to spread over.
  6. To overflow; to surcharge.

noun

  1. The burden or recurring theme in a song.
  2. A surplus.

adjective

  1. That has been overcome, prevailed over.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English overcomen, inherited from Old English ofercuman (“to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake”). By surface analysis, over- + come. Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.

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