Overcame

/ˌoʊvərˈkeɪm/ verb

Definition

To successfully deal with or defeat something difficult or challenging, like overcoming a fear or obstacle.

Etymology

From Old English 'ofercuman,' composed of 'over' (above/beyond) and 'come' (to move toward). The 'over' prefix intensifies the verb to mean 'to conquer completely.' It's been used in English for over 1,000 years.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'we shall overcome' became the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, showing how this simple verb carries enormous emotional power about human resilience.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አድርገው
a-d-ir-ge-w
ARالعربية
غلب
ghalib
BNবাংলা
বিজয়ী হল
bi-jay-ee hol
CACatalà
va més enllà
va mes en-lla
CSČeština
přežil
pre-zil
DADansk
overvandt
o-ver-vant
DEDeutsch
überwand
oo-ber-vant
ELΕλληνικά
υπερίσχυσε
y-pe-ri-sky-se
ESEspañol
superó
soo-pe-roh
FAفارسی
پیروز شد
pi-rooz shod
FISuomi
voitti
vo-itti
FRFrançais
a surmonté
a sur-mon-tay
GUGU
જીતી લીધું
jeet-ee lee-du
HAHA
yi
yi
HEעברית
הביס
ha-bis
HIहिन्दी
जीत गया
jeet gaya
HUMagyar
túljutott
too-lyoo-tott
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengatasi
men-ga-ta-si
IGIG
chọrọ
cho-ro
ITItaliano
ha superato
ha soo-pe-ra-to
JA日本語
克服した
ko-fuku shi-ta
KKKK
жеңіп
jen-ip
KMKM
ប្រយ័ត្ន
bra-y-at
KO한국어
극복했다
geuk-bok-ha-tta
MRMR
विजयी झाला
vi-ja-yi jha-la
MSBahasa Melayu
atasi
a-ta-si
MYမြန်မာ
အကျင့်ပြည့်
a-kyin-pyit
NLNederlands
overwon
o-ver-won
NONorsk
overvant
o-ver-vant
PAPA
જીતીਆ
jeet-ia
PLPolski
przemał
pre-ma-l
PTPortuguês
superou
soo-per-ow
RORomână
a depășit
a de-pa-shit
RUРусский
преодолел
pre-o-do-lel
SVSvenska
övervann
o-ver-vann
SWKiswahili
alika
a-li-ka
TAதமிழ்
வெற்றி
vet-tri
TEతెలుగు
జయించాడు
jaya-inch-adu
THไทย
เอาชนะ
ao-chan-na
TLTL
naka-tagumpay
na-ka-tag-um-pay
TRTürkçe
aştı
as-ti
UKУкраїнська
переміг
per-e-mig
URاردو
مبارزہ جیتا
mu-ba-ra-zah jeet-a
VITiếng Việt
vượt qua
vượt qua
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
克服了
gu-he le
ZUZU
wina
wi-na

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