overcome
That has been overcome, prevailed overThat has been overcome, prevailed over.
» She helped him overcome his sadness.
Sie half ihm dabei, seine Traurigkeit zu bezwingen. — Zaghawa
Вона допомогла йому здолати смуток. — marko
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1 senses(not comparable)That has been overcome, prevailed over.
Examples
355 sentencesShe helped him overcome his sadness.
Вона допомогла йому здолати смуток. — marko
deSie half ihm dabei, seine Traurigkeit zu bezwingen. — Zaghawa
He couldn't overcome the desire for another cigarette.
Він не міг побороти бажання викурити ще одну сигарету. — ChickenKiev
Tom was suddenly overcome by fear.
How will we overcome these problems?
Tom was overcome with self-doubt.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English overcomen, inherited from Old English ofercuman (“to overcomInherited 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.
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