overcome

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

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

Adj

That has been overcome, prevailed over.

Synonyms

defeat

conquer

beat

subdue

vanquish

overpower

win

surmount

overwhelm

get over

defeated

master

triumph

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subjugate

surpass

win over

overthrow

suppress

get through

cope with

outdo

seized

overpowered

overbear

vanquished

destroy

take

crush

conquered

quell

rise above

pass

have the best

grip

whelm

humiliate

whip

tide over

trounce

weather

succeed

lick

tame

rout

carry

seize

quash

prevail

overtake

overrun

Translations

vaincre

vencer

überwinden

besiegen

superar

surmonter

superar

overwinnen

vincere

superare

yenmek

derrotar

vencer

überwältigen

vèncer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: overcomen

Inherited from Old English: ofercuman

Cognate with Dutch: overkomen

Cognate with German: überkommen

Cognate with Danish: overkomme

Cognate with Swedish: överkomma

In summary

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.