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# overcome

«overcome» in Mova's school dictionary: **to deal with it successfully and beat it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (overcome, overcomes, overcame, overcoming; past participle overcome); adjective (overcome)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To overcome a problem or fear is to deal with it successfully and beat it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#m1)

2) To overcome an enemy is to defeat them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#m2)

3) To be overcome by something is to be made weak or helpless by a strong feeling, smoke or heat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and lessons about growth and feelings it tells of a character beating a difficulty: «she overcame her fear of water». In safety it warns about smoke: people can be overcome by fumes, so get low and get out. Phrases: «overcome a fear», «overcome an obstacle», «overcome with joy/emotion».

### examples

- She overcame her fear of the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x1)
- We can overcome this problem together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x2)
- He was overcome with joy when he won. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x3)
- Firefighters found a man overcome by smoke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x4)
- The team overcame a two-goal deficit to win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x5)
- Practice helps you overcome mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x6)
- The knight overcame the dragon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x7)
- Grandma was overcome with emotion at the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x8)
- The father could not speak; he was too much overcome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/#x9)

### note

Irregular like «come»: overcome, overcame, overcome (not «overcomed»). «Overcome by/with» is passive and means a strong feeling or gas took over. Do not confuse with «come over» (visit, or a feeling came over you).

### In the corpora

- [Why shouldest thou be as a man overcome, as a mighty man that cannot save?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.410/)
- [Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.91/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «overcome» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.