overcome, v.
(overcame, overcomes, overcoming)
freq. cnt. 31
(overcame, overcomes, overcoming)
freq. cnt. 31
win a victory over
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14
defeat get the better of overcome
sample sentences
"You must overcome all difficulties""defeat your enemies"
"He overcame his shyness"
"He overcame his infirmity"
"Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThe fighter managed to %s his opponent
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThe fighter managed to %s his opponent
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
get on top of; deal with successfully
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
get over master overcome subdue surmount
sample sentences
"He overcame his shyness"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
overcome overpower overtake overwhelm sweep over whelm
verb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebodyverb frames
Something ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
get the best have the best overcome
sample sentences
"Heart disease can get the best of us"verb frames
Something ----s somebodySomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----s somebodySomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----s somebodyThe fighter managed to %s his opponent
semantic pointers
hypernym