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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "overcomen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English overcomen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "ofercuman",
"4": "",
"5": "to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake"
},
"expansion": "Old English ofercuman (“to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "over",
"3": "come"
},
"expansion": "over- + come",
"name": "prefix"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "overkomen",
"3": "",
"4": "to overcome"
},
"expansion": "Dutch overkomen (“to overcome”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "überkommen",
"3": "",
"4": "to overcome"
},
"expansion": "German überkommen (“to overcome”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "overkomme",
"3": "",
"4": "to overcome"
},
"expansion": "Danish overkomme (“to overcome”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "överkomma",
"3": "",
"4": "to overcome"
},
"expansion": "Swedish överkomma (“to overcome”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English overcomen, from Old English ofercuman (“to overcome, subdue, compel, conquer, obtain, attain, reach, overtake”), corresponding to over- + come. Cognate with Dutch overkomen (“to overcome”), German überkommen (“to overcome”), Danish overkomme (“to overcome”), Swedish överkomma (“to overcome”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "overcomes",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "overcoming",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "overcame",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "overcome",
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"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "to overcome enemies in battle",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1960 December, Cecil J. Allen, “Operating a mountain main line: the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 743",
"text": "In the early days troubles were experienced with oscillation from the rod drive and with the transformers, but were overcome later, and these machines performed useful service until superseded by more modern locomotives less costly in maintenance.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of."
],
"id": "en-overcome-en-verb-UBNIE4eL",
"links": [
[
"surmount",
"surmount"
],
[
"prevail",
"prevail"
],
[
"get the better of",
"get the better of"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "ngadhënjej"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "hazama",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "هَزَمَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḡalaba",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "غَلَبَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qahar",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "قَهَر"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḡalab",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "غلب"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "hazam",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "هزم"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "dəf etmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pjeraadólʹvacʹ",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пераадо́льваць"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pjeraadóljecʹ",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пераадо́лець"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "preodoljavam",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "преодолявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prevǎzmogvam",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "превъзмогвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "using military force",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhēngfú",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "征服"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "abstract obstacle",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kèfú",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "克服"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "překonat"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "přemoci"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "overwinnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "venki"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "superforti"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "voittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "fi",
"english": "surmount",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "peitota"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "fi",
"english": "prevail over",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "pitää jotakin vallassaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "fi",
"english": "overcome smell or taste",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "peittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "vaincre"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "surmonter"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "überwinden"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "dishaban",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "erőt vesz"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "úrrá lesz"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "felülkerekedik"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "mengatasi"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "superare"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "sconfiggere"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"alt": "こくふくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kokufuku suru",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "克服する"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"alt": "せいふくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "seifuku suru",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "征服する"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"alt": "のりこえる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "norikoeru",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "乗り越える"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geukbokhada",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "극복하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "igyeonaeda",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "이겨내다"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "superō"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nadminuva",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "надминува"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nadmine",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "надмине"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "whakatungou"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "where"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "kake"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "poke"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "whakatina"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "whara"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "tārū"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "eke panuku"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "przezwyciężać"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "przemagać"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "vencer"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "superar"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "ultrapassar"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "învinge"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "birui"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "preodolevátʹ",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "преодолева́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "preodolétʹ",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "преодоле́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "sahate",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "सहते"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "ceannsaich"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "savladavati"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "savladati"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "prekonať"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zdolať"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "vencer"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "superar"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "övervinna"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "överkomma"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "yenmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "atlatmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "üstesinden gelmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "doláty",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "дола́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "podoláty",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подола́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "vượt qua"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "baykumen",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "בײַקומען"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 4 10 4 14 3",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "avekleygn",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "אַוועקלייגן"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1968, Martin Luther King Jr., (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "We shall overcome because Carlyle is right; \"no lie can live forever\".",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel, Docking Bay E24 (Kite's Nest: Pillars of Strength)",
"text": "Preacher: Maintain, my brothers and sisters--we have faced adversity, and overcome. This is but a test!\nPreacher: Remember the pillars of strength that hold our people high. Show the galaxy our resolve!",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To prevail."
],
"id": "en-overcome-en-verb-gWCcolMK",
"links": [
[
"prevail",
"prevail"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To prevail."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To recover from (a difficulty), to get over"
],
"id": "en-overcome-en-verb-bh-fh-ix",
"links": [
[
"recover",
"recover"
],
[
"get over",
"get over"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To recover from (a difficulty), to get over"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "10 14 12 1 4 32 22 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc."
],
"id": "en-overcome-en-verb-q~fKWVzW",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "yeñew",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "еңеү"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pobeždavam",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "побеждавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhēngfú",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "征服"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zvládnout"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zvládat"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "voittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kaínumai",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "καίνυμαι"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "vincō"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 10 1 80 4 1",
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "etembi",
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "przezwyciężać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "przemagać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "vencer"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "superar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "ultrapassar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "învinge"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "birui"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "preodolevátʹ",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "преодолева́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "preodolétʹ",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "преодоле́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "sahate",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "सहते"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "ceannsaich"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "savladavati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "savladati"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "prekonať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zdolať"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "vencer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "superar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "övervinna"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "överkomma"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "yenmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "atlatmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "üstesinden gelmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "doláty",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "дола́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "podoláty",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подола́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "vượt qua"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "baykumen",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"word": "בײַקומען"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "avekleygn",
"sense": "to surmount, get the better of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "אַוועקלייגן"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "yeñew",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "еңеү"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pobeždavam",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "побеждавам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhēngfú",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "征服"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zvládnout"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zvládat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "voittaa"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kaínumai",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "καίνυμαι"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "vincō"
},
{
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "etembi",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "ᡝᡨᡝᠮᠪᡳ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "whakatungou"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "wikitōria"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "whakatina"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "tārū"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "چیرادن"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "yalliy"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "sahate",
"sense": "to win or prevail in some sort of battle, contest, etc.",
"word": "सहते"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to come or pass over; to spread over",
"word": "superō"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to overflow; to surcharge",
"word": "valua yli"
}
],
"word": "overcome"
}
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