Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - overcome
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Overcome
overcome
verb (overcame; -come; -coming) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ofercuman, from ofer over + cuman to come Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to get the better of ; surmount ~ difficulties 2. overwhelm intransitive verb to gain the superiority ; win Synonyms: see conquer • ~r noun
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v. (past -came; past part. -come) 1 tr. prevail over, master, conquer. 2 tr. (as overcome adj.) a exhausted, made helpless. b (usu. foll. by with, by) affected by (emotion etc.). 3 intr. be victorious. Etymology: OE ofercuman (as OVER-, COME) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
преодолевать, компенсировать overcome force of spring — преодолевать пружину - overcome spring ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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– to overcome the examiner's objection OVERCOME гл. 1) настигать 2) превзойти, преодолеть, превозмочь 3) побороть • - be overcome - overcome difficulties ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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obstacles преодолевать препятствия OVERCOME v. 1) побороть, победить; превозмочь; преодолеть; to overcome smb. - взять верх над кем-л. 2) охватить, обуять (о чувстве) 3) pass. истощить, лишить самообладания; overcome by hunger - истощенный голодом; overcome by/with drink - пьяный 4) he was overcome - его стошнило Syn: see vanquish ...Англо-русский словарь
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(overcomes, overcoming, overcame) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'overcome' is used in the present tense and is also the past participle. 1. If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it. Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying... VERB: V n 2. If you are overcome by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly. The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair... A dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision. = overwhelm VERB: be V-ed, V n 3. If you are overcome by smoke or a poisonous gas, you become very ill or die from breathing it in. The residents were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed OVERCROWDED An overcrowded place has too many things or people in it. ...a windswept, overcrowded, unattractive beach... ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v past tense overcame past participle overcome 1 to control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something (He struggled to overcome his shyness.) 2 to fight and win against someone or something (They overcame the enemy after a long battle. | We shall overcome!) 3 T usually passive to have such a strong effect on someone that they become weak, unconscious, or unable to control their feelings (She was overcome by emotion. | Those who died in the fire were overcome by the gas fumes.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. ofer-cuman "to reach, overtake," from cuman "to come." Sense of "to gain victory" was in M.E. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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