overcome
verb [I or T] (DEAL WITH) /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/
/ˌoʊ.vɚ-/ (overcame, overcome)Definition
B2 to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something: Juventus overcame Ajax in a thrilling match. to overcome difficulties/obstacles/problems/resistance Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class. 20,000 demonstrators sang "We shall overcome" as they marched through Washington.Dealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduring
(Definition of overcome verb (DEAL WITH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach verb (DEAL WITH)
- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
- attend to sb/sth phrasal verb
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth phrasal verb
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront verb
- firefight verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- get sth in phrasal verb (FIND TIME)
- have it out with sb idiom
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- set about sth phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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