1 He overcame a strong temptation to run away. 2 She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal. 3 Juventus overcame Ajax in a thrilling match. 4 His conscience overcame him and he restored the books he had taken from the shop.
Had overcome meaning?
transitive verb. 1 : to get the better of : surmount overcome difficulties They overcame the enemy. 2 : overwhelm were overcome by the heat and smoke. intransitive verb.
What tense is overcome?
Word forms: overcomes, overcoming, overcamelanguage note: The form overcome is used in the present tense and is also the past participle. If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it.