"overwhelm" meaning in Anglais

See overwhelm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \ˌoʊ.vɚ.ˈwɛlm\, \ˌəʊ.və.ˈwɛlm\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overwhelm.wav Forms: to overwhelm [infinitive], overwhelms [present, third-person, singular], overwhelmed [preterite], overwhelmed [participle, past], overwhelming [participle, present]
  1. Accabler, dépasser, submerger.
    Sense id: fr-overwhelm-en-verb-fmaCZB8V
  2. Combler.
    Sense id: fr-overwhelm-en-verb-U5GObJ9Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: submerge

Inflected forms

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    "Composé de over et de whelm."
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "text": "The force of the flood waters overwhelmed him."
        }
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        "Accabler, dépasser, submerger."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am overwhelmed by your kindness."
        }
      ],
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        "Combler."
      ],
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        "(États-Unis)"
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        "(Royaume-Uni)"
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    "Composé de over et de whelm."
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    },
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        "Accabler, dépasser, submerger."
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "I am overwhelmed by your kindness."
        }
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