Polyglot Dictionary

overcome

/oʊvərˈkʌm/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
overcomes
past
overcame
past participle
overcome
gerund
overcoming

Meaning

  1. superar

    • She overcame many obstacles.

      Ella superó muchos obstáculos.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

surpass

Near-total synonyms; overcome usually means beating a difficulty, surpass means exceeding a level or a rival.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa overcome?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She ___ many obstacles.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a overcome?

verb

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