Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - overwhelming
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Overwhelming
overwhelming
~ adj 1 having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and do not know how to react (The sheer size of the place will seem overwhelming and confusing at first. | overwhelming generosity) 2 overwhelming numbers/majority/odds etc very large numbers etc (An overwhelming majority of the members were against the idea.) - overwhelmingly adv (Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. The task won’t feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps... She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child. = overpowering ADJ • overwhelmingly ...the overwhelmingly strange medieval city of Fes. ADV: ADV adj 2. You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities. The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months... The vote was overwhelming–283 in favour, and only twenty-nine against. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis • overwhelmingly The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected calls to bring back the death penalty for murder... ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 1702 tending or serving to overwhelm ~ force; also extreme, great ~ indifference an ~ majority ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. irresistible by force of numbers, influence, amount, etc. Derivatives overwhelmingly adv. overwhelmingness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. несметный; огромный overwhelming wealth —- несметное богатство overwhelming disaster —- огромное несчастье overwhelming happiness —- безграничная радость 2. подавляющий overwhelming majority —- подавляющее большинство 3. непреодолимый an overwhelming forse —- неодолимая сила ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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majority подавляющее большинство OVERWHELMING pressure сокрушительный натиск OVERWHELMING adj. 1) несметный 2) подавляющий; - overwhelming majority 3) непреодолимый; - overwhelming pressure ...Англо-русский словарь
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