overcome

o·ver·come  (vr-km)

v. o·ver·came (-km), o·ver·come, o·ver·com·ing, o·ver·comes

v.tr.

1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.

2. To prevail over; surmount: tried to overcome the obstacles of poverty.

3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply.

v.intr.

To surmount opposition; be victorious.

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overcome [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm]

vb -comes, -coming, -came, -come

1. (tr) to get the better of in a conflict

2. (tr; often passive) to render incapable or powerless by laughter, sorrow, exhaustion, etc. he was overcome by fumes

3. (tr) to surmount (obstacles, objections, etc.)

4. (intr) to be victorious

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" defeat, get the better of demolish, destroy - defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" wallop - defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!" down - bring down or defeat (an opponent) overrun - seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land" skunk, lurch - defeat by a lurch rout, rout out, expel - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" upset - defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team" nose - defeat by a narrow margin conquer - overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" make it, pull round, pull through, survive, come through - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
	2.	overcome - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" surmount, master, subdue, get over beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" bulldog - throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
	3.	overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" benight - overtake with darkness or night knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm" stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"
	4.	overcome - overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" get the best, have the best beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

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overcome

verb

1. defeat, beat, conquer, master, tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, overthrow, lick (informal), undo, subdue, rout, overpower, quell, triumph over, best, get the better of, trounce, worst, clobber (slang), stuff (slang), vanquish, surmount, subjugate, prevail over, wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), blow (someone) out of the water (slang), come out on top of (informal), bring (someone) to their knees (informal), render incapable, render powerless, be victorious over, render helpless the satisfaction of overcoming a rival

2. conquer, beat, master, survive, weather, curb, suppress, subdue, rise above, quell, triumph over, get the better of, vanquish I have fought to overcome my fear of spiders.

adjective

overwhelmed, moved, affected, emotional, choked, speechless, bowled over (informal), unable to continue, at a loss for words, visibly moved, swept off your feet I don't know what to say! I'm quite overcome.

Translations

overcome [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm] (overcame (pt) (overcome (pp)))

A. VT

1. (= conquer) [+ enemy, opposition] → vencer; [+ problem, temptation, inhibitions] → superar, vencer; [+ rage, fear, disgust] → superar, dominar
the book is an account of how she overcame cancer → el libro describe cómo superó or venció el cáncer
her curiosity finally overcame her shyness → finalmente, su curiosidad superó or venció su timidez

2. (= overwhelm) [feeling] → adueñarse de; [sleep, fatigue] → vencer
a sense of total inadequacy overcame him → una sensación de ineptitud total se adueñó de él
sleep overcame him → lo venció el sueño
to be overcome by sth I was overcome by the heat → el calor me agobió, me sentí agobiado por el calor
he was overcome by the smoke → el humo le impidió respirar
she was quite overcome by the occasion → la ocasión la conmovió mucho
overcome by curiosity, he reached out to touch it → vencido or dominado por la curiosidad, extendió la mano para tocarlo
to be overcome with sth she was overcome with remorse → le abrumaba el remordimiento
he was overcome with grief → estaba abrumado or postrado de dolor
she was so overcome with emotion she couldn't answer → estaba tan conmovida que no podía responder
you don't seem exactly overcome with joy → no parece que estés rebosante de alegría

B. VI → vencer, triunfar
we shall overcome! → ¡venceremos!

WE SHALL OVERCOME

We Shall Overcome (Venceremos) es el título de una canción cantada por los miembros del llamado US Civil Rights Movement (movimiento por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos). Se cantaba sobre todo en los años 50 y 60 durante las protestas contra la discriminación racial y aún hoy la usan quienes protestan en contra de la injusticia.

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overcome [ˌəʊvə^rˈkʌm] [overcame] (pt) [overcome] (pp)

vt

[problem, fear, difficulties, obstacle] → surmonter

[+ resistance] → venir à bout de; [+ objections] → vaincre

to be overcome by emotion → être submergé par l'émotion
I was overcome by a sense of failure → Un sentiment d'échec s'empara de moi.

to be overcome by fumes → être asphyxié par des émanations toxiques

adj

(emotionally) → bouleversé(e)
overcome with grief → accablé(e) de douleur

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overcome pret <overcame> ptp <overcome>

vt enemy → überwältigen, bezwingen; bad habit → sich (dat) → abgewöhnen; shyness, nerves, difficulty, anger, obstacle etc → überwinden; temptation → widerstehen (+dat), → bezwingen; disappointment → hinwegkommen über (+acc); he was overcome by the fumes → die giftigen Gase machten ihn bewusstlos; sleep overcame him → der Schlaf übermannte ihn; he was overcome by grief/by emotion → Schmerz/Rührung übermannte ihn; he was overcome by remorse/(a feeling of) despair → Reue f → / (→ ein Gefühl nt → der) → Verzweiflung f → überkam ihn; overcome with fear → von Furcht ergriffen or übermannt; overcome (with emotion) → ergriffen, gerührt

vi → siegen, siegreich sein; we shall overcome → wir werden siegen

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overcome [ˌəʊvəˈkʌm] (overcame (pt) (overcome (pp))) vt (enemies) → sopraffare; (obstacle, difficulty) → superare; (rage, temptation) → vincere; (sb's doubts) → dissolvere
to be overcome by the heat → essere sopraffatto/a dall'afa
to be overcome by remorse → essere preso/a dal rimorso
overcome with grief → sopraffatto/a dal dolore
she was quite overcome by the occasion → era oltremodo emozionata per l'evento

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overcome

adj overcome [əuvəˈkam]

helpless; defeated by emotion etc overcome with grief; I felt quite overcome. verslae, oorstelp, aangedaan مَغْلوب، مَهْزوم، مَغْمور завладян přemožený, zmožený overvældet überwältigt καταβεβλημένος, αβοήθητος afectado (por), dominado (por) muserdatud مغلوب؛ مستولی شده vallassa accablé לְהִשתַלֵט עַל- उबरना, हराना nemoćan, poražen erőt vesz rajta vmi; nyomorult tak berdaya yfirbugaður commosso うちのめされた bejėgis, pakirstas, palaužtas pārņemts; satriekts mengatasi overmand overveldet (av) zmożony, przygnieciony emocionado copleşit удручённый premožený, unavený prevzet, pobit slomiti utom sig, utmattad ทำให้หมดกำลัง kapılmış 壓倒的 знесилений مجبور، شکست خوردہ mất tinh thần 压倒的

v – past tense ˌoverˈcame [-ˈkeim]: past participle ˌoverˈcome –

to defeat or conquer She finally overcame her fear of the dark. oorkom, oorwin, bemeester يَهْزِم، يَدْحَر обхващам přemoci overvinde bewältigen ξεπερνώ,υπερνικώ superar, vencer jagu saama چیره شدن voittaa vaincre, surmonter לְהִתגַבֵּר עַל- बस में लाना, पराजित करना, जीत लेना, किसी चीज़ पर अधिकार जमा लेना, विजयी होना, वश में होना nadvladati, svladati legyőz mengatasi vinna bug á superare, vincere 打ち勝つ 이기다, 극복하다 įveikti, nugalėti pārvarēt; uzveikt mengatasi overwinnen overvinne przezwyciężyć dominar a în­vinge побороть, победить premôcť premagati prevazići övervinna, besegra เอาชนะ yenmek, üstesinden gelmek 戰勝，克服 перемогти, побороти شکست دينا، قابو پانا khắc phục 战胜，克服

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overcome → يَتَغْلَب على překonat overvinde überwinden υπερνικώ superar voittaa surmonter svladati superare 克服する 극복하다 overwinnen overvinne pokonać superar преодолевать besegra เอาชนะ üstesinden gelmek đánh bại 战胜