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overcome

/ˈəʊvəˌkʌm/OH-vur-kuhm
/ˈoʊvɚˌkʌm/OH-vur-kuhm

Meaningcoming over (and mastering)

Common meaning: to defeat or master

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishofercumansource
  2. Middle Englishouercomensource
  3. Englishovercome‘to defeat or master’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English ofercuman ‘coming over (and mastering)’.

Roots

  • ofercuman Old English “coming over (and mastering)”

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