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{
"term": "overcome",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "overcome",
"heSheIt": "overcomes"
},
"pastSimple": "overcame",
"pastParticiple": "overcome",
"ingForm": "overcoming"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving something",
"sensetop": "overcome something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal."
},
{
"text": "The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue."
},
{
"text": "He finally managed to overcome his fear of flying"
},
{
"text": "He overcame a strong temptation to run away."
},
{
"text": "Therapy helped her overcome her fear."
},
{
"text": "These problems were never entirely overcome."
},
{
"text": "There are at least two major obstacles that must be overcome."
},
{
"text": "This problem is largely overcome by printing out a new set of data."
}
],
"topics": ["Difficulty and failure"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "successfully", "not entirely"],
"verb + overcome": ["be able to", "help (to)", "help somebody (to)"],
"phrases": ["an attempt to overcome something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to defeat somebody",
"sensetop": "overcome somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In the final game Sweden easily overcame France."
},
{
"text": "She overcame strong opposition to take the title."
},
{
"text": "This could be the year that he finally overcomes his great rival and clinches the championship."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "successfully", "not entirely"],
"verb + overcome": ["be able to", "help (to)", "help somebody (to)"],
"phrases": ["an attempt to overcome something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to affect somebody very strongly",
"sensetop": "overcome somebody",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral."
},
{
"text": "Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked through the window."
},
{
"text": "The dead woman had been overcome by smoke."
},
{
"text": "He was suddenly overcome with remorse for the harm he had done."
},
{
"text": "She felt almost overcome by a tide of relief."
},
{
"text": "She felt quite overcome by their kindness."
},
{
"text": "The officers on duty were visibly overcome, many of them in tears."
}
],
"synonyms": "overwhelm",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "quite", "almost"],
"preposition": ["by", "with"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/",
"audio": "ov/overcome/overcome__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈkʌmz/",
"audio": "ov/overcome/overcomes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈkeɪm/",
"audio": "ov/overcome/overcame__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈkʌmɪŋ/",
"audio": "ov/overcome/overcoming__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈkʌm/",
"audio": "ov/overcome/overcome__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈkʌmz/",
"audio": "ov/overcome/overcomes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈkeɪm/",
"audio": "ov/overcome/overcame__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈkʌmɪŋ/",
"audio": "ov/overcome/overcoming__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English ofercuman (see over-, come)."
}