overcoming Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb win a victory over
   get the better of; overcome; defeat.
   
   • You must overcome all difficulties
   • defeat your enemies
   • He overcame his shyness
   • He overcame his infirmity
   • Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
2. verb get on top of; deal with successfully
   get over; master; subdue; overcome; surmount.
   
   • He overcame his shyness
3. verb overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
   overtake; overwhelm; overpower; whelm; overcome; sweep over.
   
4. verb overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
   get the best; have the best; overcome.
   
   • Heart disease can get the best of us

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