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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. i.
     To gain the superiority; to be victorious. --Rev. iii. 21.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. Overcame; p. p.
     Overcome; p. pr & vb. n. Overcoming.] [AS. ofercuman. See
     Over, Come, and cf. Supervene.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue;
        as, to overcome enemies in battle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This wretched woman overcome
              Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] --J. Philips.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To come or pass over; to spread over. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow;
          overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate;
          beat; surmount. See Conquer.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. Overcame; p. p.
     Overcome; p. pr & vb. n. Overcoming.] [AS. ofercuman. See
     Over, Come, and cf. Supervene.]
     1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue;
        as, to overcome enemies in battle.
  
              This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than
              of crime, hath been.                  --Spenser.
  
     2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] --J. Philips.
  
     3. To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.]
  
              And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow;
          overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate;
          beat; surmount. See Conquer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. i.
     To gain the superiority; to be victorious. --Rev. iii. 21.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  overcome
       adj : 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" [syn: flooded, inundated, overpowered, overwhelmed,
              swamped, engulfed]
       v 1: 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" [syn: get the better of, defeat]
       2: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
          shyness" [syn: get over, subdue, surmount, master]
       3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: overwhelm,
           overpower, sweep over, whelm, overtake]
       4: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person
          that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
          [syn: get the best, have the best]
       [also: overcame]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overcome
     Αγγλικά vb.
     υπερνικώ, ξεπερνώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overcome
     n.
     1 (lb en Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.
     2 (lb en Scotland) A surplus.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle);
  to prevail over, to get the better of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To prevail.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  overcome
     n.
     1 (lb en Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.
     2 (lb en Scotland) A surplus.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle);
  to prevail over, to get the better of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To prevail.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  overcome
     n.
     1 (lb en Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.
     2 (lb en Scotland) A surplus.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle);
  to prevail over, to get the better of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To prevail.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  overcome
     n.
     1 (lb en Scotland) The burden or recurring theme in a song.
     2 (lb en Scotland) A surplus.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle);
  to prevail over, to get the better of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To prevail.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overcome
     Englanti vb.
     1 selviytyä jstk
     2 voittaa (''hankaluus, vaikeus, este'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  overcome
     Engelska vb.
     övervinna, besegra

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Overcome /ˌəʊvəkˈʌm/
  تغلّب عليه

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  overcome //ˌoʊvɚˈkʌm// //ˌəʊvəˈkʌm// 
  1. превъзмогвам, преодолявам
  to surmount, get the better of
  2. побеждавам
  to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.