{
    "term": "overcome",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "overcome",
            "heSheIt": "overcomes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "overcame",
        "pastParticiple": "overcome",
        "ingForm": "overcoming"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving something",
            "sensetop": "overcome something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He finally managed to overcome his fear of flying"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He overcame a strong temptation to run away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Therapy helped her overcome her fear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These problems were never entirely overcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are at least two major obstacles that must be overcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This problem is largely overcome by printing out a new set of data."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "successfully", "not entirely"],
                "verb + overcome": ["be able to", "help (to)", "help somebody (to)"],
                "phrases": ["an attempt to overcome something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to defeat somebody",
            "sensetop": "overcome somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In the final game Sweden easily overcame France."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She overcame strong opposition to take the title."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This could be the year that he finally overcomes his great rival and clinches the championship."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "successfully", "not entirely"],
                "verb + overcome": ["be able to", "help (to)", "help somebody (to)"],
                "phrases": ["an attempt to overcome something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to affect somebody very strongly",
            "sensetop": "overcome somebody",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked through the window."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dead woman had been overcome by smoke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was suddenly overcome with remorse for the harm he had done."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt almost overcome by a tide of relief."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt quite overcome by their kindness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The officers on duty were visibly overcome, many of them in tears."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "overwhelm",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "quite", "almost"],
                "preposition": ["by", "with"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/",
                "audio": "ov/overcome/overcome__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈkʌmz/",
                "audio": "ov/overcome/overcomes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈkeɪm/",
                "audio": "ov/overcome/overcame__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvəˈkʌmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ov/overcome/overcoming__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈkʌm/",
                "audio": "ov/overcome/overcome__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈkʌmz/",
                "audio": "ov/overcome/overcomes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈkeɪm/",
                "audio": "ov/overcome/overcame__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌəʊvərˈkʌmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ov/overcome/overcoming__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English ofercuman (see over-, come)."
}