overcome
win a victory over
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,598 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,443 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- win a victory over also: get the better of, defeat You must overcome all difficultiesdefeat your enemies
- get on top of; deal with successfully also: get over, subdue, surmount, master He overcame his shyness
- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli also: overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overtake
- overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome also: get the best, have the best Heart disease can get the best of us
overcome in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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For a moment Keith was too overcome to speak.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Overcome with stupor, Maxence had dropped upon his chair.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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After searching as usual for nearly a whole day Prince Saphir began to feel overcome with thirst.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Overcome by hunger and fatigue, the poor Prince fell insensible to the floor of his little boat.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Overcome with grief and fear she remained with bowed head until a sudden sharp cry from Tabitha brought her to her feet.
The three sisters [Night watches, Part 6.] · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1