overcome
To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
Verb 4 meanings
To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
To prevail.
To recover from (a difficulty), to get over.
To win against or prevail over in some sort of battle, contest, etc.
“to overcome enemies in battle”
Noun 2 meanings
The burden or recurring theme in a song.
A surplus.
Adjective 1 meaning
That has been overcome, prevailed over.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overcomen, inherited from Old English ofercuman (“to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake”). By surface analysis, over- + come. Cognate with Dutch overkomen, German überkommen, Danish overkomme, Swedish överkomma.
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OVERCOME at a glance
OVERCOME has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + E 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,461 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with overcome
All rhymes- SOME6
- HOME9
- COME8
- BECOME12
- WELCOME14
- INCOME10
- AWESOME12
- OUTCOME11
- SYNDROME14
- HANDSOME14
- CHROME13
- DOME7
One letter away
- OVERCAME15
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