overcame

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb win a victory over
  2. verb get on top of; deal with successfully
  3. verb overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Synonyms

get the better of, overcome, defeat

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