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Complete Definition of "overcome"

English

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/, SAMPA|/%ov@(r\)"kVm/
(US) IPA|/oʊvəɻˈkəm/

Verb
en-verb|overcomes|overcoming|overcame|overcome

  1. To surmount a physical or an abstract obstacle

Translations

Arabic: Arab|هزم IPAchar|(házama)
Chinese: 征服 (zhēngfú), 克服 (kèfú)
Czech: překonat
Dutch: overwinnen
Esperanto: venki
Finnish: voittaa
French: vaincre, sumonter (overcome a physical thing), pallier (overcome a fear)
German: überwinden
Hungarian: erőt vesz, úrrá lesz
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Indonesian: atas|mengatasi
Italian: vincere
Japanese: 克服 (こくふく, kokufuku), 征服する (せいふくする, seifuku suru), 乗り越える (のりこえる, nori-koeru)
Korean: 극복하다 (geukbokhada), 이겨내다 (igyeonaeda)
Polish: przezwyciężać
Portuguese: vencer
Russian: преодолевать (preodolevát’)
Spanish: vencer, superar
Swedish: övervinna, överkomma
Turkish: yenmek

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:English irregular verbs
Category:English past participles
Category:English irregular past participles

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