Overcome Overcame Managed Differences Issue Finally Strong Verb

• she overcame injury to win the olympic gold medal.
• the two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue.
• he finally managed to overcome his fear of flying
• he overcame a strong temptation to run away.

overcome

1. to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving something
• She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal.
• The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue.
• He finally managed to overcome his fear of flying
• He overcame a strong temptation to run away.
2. to defeat somebody
• In the final game Sweden easily overcame France.
3. to be extremely strongly affected by something
• synonym overwhelm
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• Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral.
• Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked through the window.
• The dead woman had been overcome by smoke.

Extra Examples

• He was suddenly overcome with remorse for the harm he had done.
• Several firefighters had been overcome by smoke and fumes.
• She felt almost overcome by a tide of relief.
• She felt quite overcome by their kindness.
• The officers on duty were visibly overcome, many of them in tears.
• Therapy helped her overcome her fear.
• These problems were never entirely overcome.
• methods designed to overcome these problems
• In the final, Sweden easily overcame France.
• She overcame strong opposition to take the title.
• There are at least two major obstacles that must be overcome.
• They managed to overcome their differences on the issue.
• This could be the year that he finally overcomes his great rival and clinches the championship.
• This problem is largely overcome by printing out a new set of data.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they overcome
• he / she / it overcomes
• past simple overcame
• past participle overcome
• -ing form overcoming

Word Origin

• Old English ofercuman (see over-, come).