to overcome

Definition of to overcome in English English dictionary: lick; get over
I'm trying to get over my fear of flying.; To overwhelm with emotion (usually in passive); To win (a battle)
thenne he sente for the quene and sone she was come, and she maade grete Joye of the ouercomynge of that bataille.; To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of
By and by fumes of brandy began to fill the air, and climb to where I lay, overcoming the mouldy smell of decayed wood and the dampness of the green walls.; {v} to subdue, conquer, vanquish, beat; The form overcome is used in the present tense and is also the past participle; rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"; To come or pass over; to spreads over; To surmount a physical or an abstract obstacle; get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"; If you are overcome by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly. The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair A dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision. = overwhelm; win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"; If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it. Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying; If you are overcome by smoke or a poisonous gas, you become very ill or die from breathing it in. The residents were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke; overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"; To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle; get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness; {s} overwhelmed, stunned, shocked, inundated; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli; {f} overpower; succeed in facing up to a problem or difficulty; defeat; overwhelm; subdue; To gain the superiority; to be victorious; To overflow; to surcharge

to overcome

Hyphenation

to o·ver·come

Turkish pronunciation

tı ōvırkʌm

Pronunciation

/tə ˈōvərˌkəm/ /tə ˈoʊvɜrˌkʌm/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.