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Dictionary: o·ver·bear   (ō'vər-bâr') pronunciation


v., -bore (-bôr', -bōr'), -borne (-bôrn'), -bear·ing, -bears.

v.tr.
  1. To crush or press down on with physical force.
  2. To prevail over, as if by superior weight or force; dominate.
  3. To be more important than; outweigh.
v.intr.
To bear an overabundance of fruit or offspring.


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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: overcome

Meaning #2: bear too much

Meaning #3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
  Synonym: bear down


Translations: Overbear
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undertrykke, kue, overvinde
v. intr. - være overproduktiv

Nederlands (Dutch)
domineren, neerdrukken, omverwerpen, onderdrukken, zwaarder wegen dan, overwinnen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dominer
v. intr. - dominer

Deutsch (German)
v. - überwältigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταπιέζω με το βάρος ή τη δύναμή μου, επιβάλλομαι, επικρατώ, καταβάλλω, καταδυναστεύω

Italiano (Italian)
dominare, opprimere, sopraffare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subjugar, oprimir, dominar

Русский (Russian)
подавить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - oprimir, abrumar, agobiar, dominar, avasallar, producir demasiado fruto o progenie
v. intr. - dar demasiados frutos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - besegra, förtrycka, överträffa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
压倒, 镇压, 克服, 结实过多

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 壓倒, 鎮壓, 克服
v. intr. - 結實過多

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 위압하다, ~보다 빨리 달리다
v. intr. - 애를 너무 많이 쓰다, 열매가 너무 열리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 威圧する, 圧倒する, 押え込む, 子を産みすぎる, 実がなりすぎる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقهر ( بالقوة)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניצח, גבר, השתלט, לחץ, עלה בחשיבותו על, הכריע במשקלו, בכוחו, או בלחץ רגשי, הפיל‬
v. intr. - ‮ילדה כה הרבה עד כדי פגיעה בבריאות‬


 
 
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