English-Thai Dictionary

overcome

VI เอาชนะ  พิชิต  มีชัย ต่อ  conquer defeat lose yield surrender aol-cha-na

 

overcome

VT ทำให้ หมดกำลัง  overpower tam-hai-mod-ka-lang

 

overcome

VT เอาชนะ  พิชิต  มีชัย ต่อ  beat overwhelm lose yield surrender aol-cha-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERCOME

v.t.[See Come. ] 1. To conquer; to vanquish; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
2. To surmount; to get the better of; as, to overcome difficulties or obstacles.
3. To overflow; to surcharge. [Not used. ]
4. To come upon; to invade. [Not used. ]

 

OVERCOME

v.i.To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Romans 3:4.

 

OVERCOMER

n.One who vanquishes or surmounts.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERCOME

O `ver *come ", v. t. [imp. Overcame; p. p. Overcome; p. pr & vb. n.Overcoming. ] Etym: [AS. ofercuman. See Over, Come, and cf. Supervene. ]

 

1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. Spenser.

 

2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs. ] J. Philips.

 

3. To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs. ] And overcome us like a summer's cloud. Shak.

 

Syn. -- To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See Conquer.

 

OVERCOME

OVERCOME O `ver *come ", v. i.

 

Defn: To gain the superiority; to be victorious. Rev. iii. 21.

 

OVERCOMER

OVERCOMER O `ver *com "er, n.

 

Defn: One who overcomes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overcome

o ver come |ˌōvərˈkəm ˌoʊvərˈkəm | ▶verb ( past overcame; past participle overcome ) [ with obj. ] succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty ): she worked hard to overcome her paralyzing shyness. • defeat (an opponent ); prevail: without firing a shot they overcame the guards | [ no obj. ] : we shall overcome. • (usu. be overcome ) (of an emotion ) overpower or overwhelm: she was obviously overcome with excitement. ORIGIN Old English ofercuman (see over-, come ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

overcome

over |come |əʊvəˈkʌm | ▶verb ( past overcame; past participle overcome ) [ with obj. ] succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty ): he overcame his pain for a time. • defeat (an opponent ): an experienced England side overcame the determined home team. • (of a feeling or emotion ) overpower or overwhelm: she was obviously overcome with excitement. ORIGIN Old English ofercuman (see over-, come ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

overcome

overcome verb 1 we overcame the home team: defeat, beat, conquer, trounce, thrash, rout, vanquish, overwhelm, overpower, get the better of, triumph over, prevail over, win over /against, outdo, outclass, worst, crush; informal drub, slaughter, clobber, hammer, lick, best, crucify, demolish, wipe the floor with, make mincemeat of, blow out of the water, take to the cleaners, shellac, skunk. 2 they overcame their fear of flying: get the better of, prevail over, control, get /bring under control, master, conquer, defeat, beat; get over, get a grip on, curb, subdue; informal lick, best. ▶adjective I was overcome: overwhelmed, emotional, moved, affected, speechless.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

overcome

overcome verb 1 neither team was strong enough to overcome the other: defeat, beat, best, conquer, trounce, thrash, rout, vanquish, overwhelm, overpower, destroy, drub, get the better of, triumph over, prevail over, gain a victory over, win over /against, outdo, outclass, outstrip, surpass, excel, worst, subdue, quash, crush; informal slaughter, murder, kill, clobber, hammer, whip, lick, paste, crucify, demolish, tank, wipe the floor with, make mincemeat of, blow out of the water, take to the cleaners, walk (all ) over, run rings around; Brit. informal stuff; N. Amer. informal shellac, skunk. 2 a one-day course which helps people overcome their fear of flying: get the better of, prevail over, control, get control of, get /bring under control, bridle, tame, master, gain mastery over, deal with, conquer, defeat, vanquish, beat, solve, triumph over, best, worst, overpower, overwhelm; get over, get a grip on, curb, subdue, subjugate, repress, quell, quash; informal lick. ▶adjective I was overcome, half-suffocated by the sadness: overwhelmed, emotional, moved, affected, struck, choky, speechless, at a loss for words, shaken, disturbed; informal bowled over.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overcome

o ver come /òʊvə r kʌ́m /〖over (上に )come (来る )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; -came /-kéɪm /; ～; -coming 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈困難 欠点など 〉を克服する, 〈誘惑など 〉に打ち勝つ, …を乗り越える ▸ overcome a lot of obstacles 多くの障害を克服する ▸ She overcame her fear of spiders .彼女はクモへの恐怖心を抑えた .2 〈人などが 〉〈敵など 〉に勝つ , …を打ち負かす ▸ Japan overcame China in the finals .日本は決勝戦で中国に勝利した .3 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…のために » うろたえる ;【感情 疲労などに 】打ちのめされる, 参る «with , by » ▸ The child was overcome with emotion [shyness ].その子は気が動転していた [恥ずかしくて何も言えなかった ].4 〖通例be ～〗【煙 ガスで 】窒息 (死 )する, 呼吸困難になる «by , with » ▸ All were overcome by smoke .全員が煙にやられた .自動詞 〈人が 〉勝利する, 打ち勝つ ▸ “We Shall Overcome .”『勝利を我等に 』 〘抗議運動の集会で歌われる 〙.