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    overcome

    US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/

    ・

    UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/

    A2TOEIC
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo succeed in a struggle against; defeat
    She will overcome her sickness if she rests for a month
    participleParticiplePast participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
    He has overcome many obstacles in his life.

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    Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing

    35:17Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
    • And I was overcome with this realization that we sort of forgot to do the sibling thing.

      And I was overcome with this realization that we sort of forgot to do the sibling thing.

    • My brother was at the end of the bed, I was sitting there, and I was overcome with this

      My brother was at the end of the bed, I was sitting there, and I was overcome with this

    B1

    Robert Irwin's Baby Porcupine Finds a Home on Jimmy's Lap

    08:00Robert Irwin's Baby Porcupine Finds a Home on Jimmy's Lap
    • a little bit, overcome his fear. -Maybe.

      a little bit, overcome his fear. -Maybe.

    • I like to think maybe we helped him a little bit overcome his fear.

      I like to think maybe we helped him a little bit overcome his fear.

    B1

    7 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES

    17:267 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES
    • If I hadn't come to Japan and managed to overcome some of my crippling shyness

      If I hadn't come to Japan and managed to overcome some of my crippling shyness

    • If I hadn't come to Japan and managed to overcome some of my crippling shyness and become more confident within myself and started to put myself out there on the internet, even with my bad Japanese,

      If I hadn't come to Japan and managed to overcome some of my crippling shyness and become more confident within myself and started to put myself out there on the internet, even with my bad Japanese,

    A2

    Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

    14:03Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
    • and he believed that workers could never, on their own, overcome their superstitions and their prejudices in order to throw off bourgeois oppression.

      and he believed that workers could never, on their own, overcome their superstitions and their prejudices in order to throw off bourgeois oppression.

    • overcome their superstitions and their prejudices in order to

      overcome their superstitions and their prejudices in order to

    B1

    Smoking is Awesome

    11:45Smoking is Awesome
    • The physical addiction lasts around 3 days, but the psychological addiction is much harder to overcome because you form strong habits and it's connected to many social cues, like hanging out with friends or winding down from work.

      The physical addiction lasts around 3 days, but the psychological addiction is much harder to overcome because you form strong habits and it's connected to many social cues, like hanging out with friends or winding down from work.

    • but the psychological addiction is much harder to overcome because you form strong habits and it is connected to many social cues, like hanging out with friends or winding down from work.

      but the psychological addiction is much harder to overcome because you form strong habits and it is connected to many social cues, like hanging out with friends or winding down from work.

    B1

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • >> WOMEN HAVE TO OVERCOME THAT

      >> WOMEN HAVE TO OVERCOME THAT

    B1

    Why Stupid People Think They're Smart [The Dunning-Kruger Effect]

    10:59Why Stupid People Think They're Smart [The Dunning-Kruger Effect]
    • It is so hard to overcome, both in others, but also in ourselves.

      It is so hard to overcome, both in others, but also in ourselves.

    • This is the paradox of trying to overcome our own ignorance.

      This is the paradox of trying to overcome our own ignorance.

    B1

    How The World's Tallest Statue Was Built

    06:12How The World's Tallest Statue Was Built
    • Of the many thorny engineering problems that had to be overcome, the most striking related to the statue's so-called slenderness ratio.

      Of the many thorny engineering problems that had to be overcome, the most striking related to the statue's so-called slenderness ratio.

    • Of the many thorny engineering problems that had to be overcome,

      Of the many thorny engineering problems that had to be overcome,

    B2

    Why South Africa is still so segregated

    10:16Why South Africa is still so segregated
    • And for that reason, a brilliant intention to overcome the apartheid legacy unintentionally reproduced the very same legacy it was trying to undo.

      And for that reason, a brilliant intention to overcome the apartheid legacy unintentionally reproduced the very same legacy it was trying to undo.

    • And for that reason, a brilliant intention to overcome the apartheid legacy unintentionally reproduced the very same legacy it was trying to undo.

      And for that reason, a brilliant intention to overcome the apartheid legacy unintentionally reproduced the very same legacy it was trying to undo.

    B2

    Google - Year In Search 2015

    02:01Google - Year In Search 2015
    • how can we overcome prejudice? (crowd chanting: "Black lives matter")

      how can we overcome prejudice? (crowd chanting: "Black lives matter")

    B1