The meaning of OVERCOME is to get the better of : surmount. How to use overcome in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Overcome.

OVERCOME definition: 1. to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something: 2. to prevent someone from being…. Learn more.

Overcome definition: to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat.. See examples of OVERCOME used in a sentence.

1. to get the better of in a struggle or conflict. 2. to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.). 3. to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind: overcome by smoke.

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to succeed in controlling:[~ + object] to overcome the temptation to smoke. to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind:[~ + object] The firefighters were overcome by smoke.

Definition of overcome verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.