Synonyms: defeat, win over, beat, surmount, vanquish, get the better of
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əʊ̯vəˈkɐm/ |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) overcome | (I) overcame |
| (thou) overcomest | (thou) overcamest |
| (he) overcomes, overcometh | (he) overcame |
| (we) overcome | (we) overcame |
| (you) overcome | (you) overcame |
| (they) overcome | (they) overcame |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) overcome | (I) overcame |
| (thou) overcome | (thou) overcame |
| (he) overcome | (he) overcame |
| (we) overcome | (we) overcame |
| (you) overcome | (you) overcame |
| (they) overcome | (they) overcame |
| Imperative mood | |
| overcome | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| overcoming | overcome |
| Afrikaans | verslaan |
|---|---|
| Catalan | superar; vèncer |
| Czech | překonat; přemoci; zdolat |
| Danish | besejre |
| Dutch | overwinnen |
| Esperanto | venki |
| Faeroese | sigra; vinna |
| Finnish | voittaa |
| French | abattre; surmonter; vaincre |
| German | bewältigen; meistern; besiegen; überwinden |
| Papiamento | derotá; vense |
| Portuguese | debelar; derrotar; levar de vencida; sobrepujar; superar |
| Romanian | câștiga; învinge |
| Saterland Frisian | fersmääje; fersmätse; remäntje; siegje; uurtwinge; uurwinne; winne |
| Spanish | vencer |
| Swedish | besegra |
| Thai | ชนะ; ขนะ |
| Turkish | altetmek |
| West Frisian | ferslaan |