overcome

About 20.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
2. verb To prevail.
3. verb To recover from (a difficulty), to get over.
4. verb To win against or prevail over in some sort of battle, contest, etc.

   to overcome enemies in battle

5. verb To come or pass over; to spread over.

   I was overcome with anger.

6. verb To overflow; to surcharge.
7. noun The burden or recurring theme in a song.
8. noun A surplus.

Similar words

surmount get over overpower swamped overwhelm defeat subdue overpowered vanquished defeated

Often followed by

the by this with these in their his them

Word family

overcame overcomes overcoming