Dictionary entry

Overcame

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Definition

overcome /ǝƱvǝ'kʌm/ v ( pt overcame /-'keÇm/; pp overcome ) ၁။ ေက်ာ္လႊားသည္။ ခ်ဳိးႏိွမ္ႏိုင္သည္။ overcome an obstacle/a difficulty ❍ overcome one's fear of flying ❍ He overcame a strong temptation to run away. ၂။ ( fml ) အႏိုင္ရသည္။ Rangers finally overcame Celtic in a close match. ❏ be overcome by/with sth [ IDM ] မႊန္ထူသြားသည္။ She was overcome by embarrassment/grief/curiosity. ❍ The dead woman had been overcome by smoke and fumes.

Examples

  1. Jimmy overcame his difficulties to graduate with a first-class degree.
  2. What can I do to overcome my fear of rejection?
  3. Exhaustion finally overcame her and she collapsed.
  4. [be overcome by something] : Two men died when they were overcome by fumes from the fire.
  5. [be overcome with emotion/excitement/horror etc] : The entire family was overcome with grief.
  6. Government troops have finally overcome rebel forces in the north.