Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcame

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkeɪm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: o-ver-came
IPA: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈkeɪm/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of overcome

verb

past participle of overcome

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Had he been merely Man, he could never have overcame thoſe infinite Afflictions he ſo patiently endured."
"[…]not because his faith has overcame the supreme being, but because it has overcame the sinner's will, and brought him where the Lord promised to pardon."
"However the latest generation of HIV-1 derived vectors (see below) have overcame the need for the presence of the accessory genes and Tat, and thus the HIV-1 derived vectors are now comparable to the non-primate vectors."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈkeɪm/
British English: /ˌəʊ.vəˈkeɪm/

Usage

Colloquial

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce overcame?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.vɚˈkeɪm/.
What does overcame mean?: simple past of overcome

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