overcome

v., -came (-kām'), -come, -com·ing, -comes.

v.tr.

1. To defeat (another) in competition or conflict; conquer. See synonyms at defeat.
2. To prevail over; surmount: tried to overcome the obstacles of poverty.
3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply.

v.intr.
To surmount opposition; be victorious.

verb

1. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal trim, whip. Slang ace, lick. Idioms: carrywinthe day, gethavethe best of, gethavethe better of, go someone one better. See win/lose/recovery.
2. To affect deeply or completely, as with emotion: crush, engulf, overpower, overwhelm, prostrate. See affect/ineffectiveness.

adj

Definition: overwhelmed; visibly moved
Antonyms: indifferent, unbothered, unconcerned, unflappable, unmoved

v

Definition: beat, defeat
Antonyms: give in, surrender, yield

---

IN BRIEF: To gain advantage of.

To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. — Beverley Nichols

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overvinde, få bugt med
v. intr. - vinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
overwinnen, overmannen, afleren, uitgeput, overweldigd

Français (French)
v. tr. - battre, vaincre, maîtriser, surmonter, succomber à (au désespoir), être suffoqué par, avoir raison de
v. intr. - triompher

Deutsch (German)
v. - überwinden, siegen, übermannen, überwältigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεπερνώ, υπερνικώ, αντεπεξέρχομαι, καταβάλλω, (μτφ.) (για συναισθήματα) καταλαμβάνω

Italiano (Italian)
superare, vincere, sopprimere, disabituarsi a, sopraffare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - superar, conquistar, triunfar

Русский (Russian)
победить, преодолеть, охватить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - vencer, salvar, superar, abolir, sobreponerse, conquistar, rendir, sujetar
v. intr. - vencer, ganar, hacerse superior

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - besegra, övervinna, segra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
战胜, 胜过, 克服, 得胜

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 戰勝, 勝過, 克服
v. intr. - 得勝

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 이기다, ~을 손들게 하다
v. intr. - 정복하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 打ち勝つ, 克服する, 圧倒する, 勝つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتغلب على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התגבר על, הכריע, החליש, התיש, נכנע (לרגש וכו')‬
v. intr. - ‮ניצח‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.