overcome

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   win a victory over

   You must overcome all difficulties

2. 2
   verb

   To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.

   But sith this wretched woman ouercome / Of anguish, rather then of crime hath beene,

3. 3
   verb

   To prevail.

   Hee that ouercommeth, the same shalbe clothed in white raiment, and I will not blot out his name out of the booke of life, but I will confesse his name before my Father, and before his Angels.

4. 4
   verb

   To win against or prevail over in some sort of battle, contest, etc.

   to overcome enemies in battle

5. 5
   verb

   To come or pass over; to spread over.

   I was overcome with anger.

6. 6
   verb

   To overflow; to surcharge.

   A Crop so plenteous, as the Land to load, O'ercome the crowded Barns

7. 7
   verb

   overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

8. 8
   verb

   get on top of

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.