overcame

to defeat or win against someone in a battle, competition, etc.

vencer, derrotar, superar

• overcome somebody

Collocations overcome an opponent · overcome a challenge

• The army managed to overcome the enemy.

  El ejército logró vencer al enemigo.

to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty

superar, dominar, vencer

• overcome something

Collocations overcome an obstacle · overcome a fear

• She overcame her shyness and gave the speech.

  Ella superó su timidez y dio el discurso.

to have control or power over someone or something

dominar, gobernar, tener el control sobre

• overcome somebody/something

Collocations overcome a situation · overcome an addiction

• The company overcame all its competitors.

  La empresa dominó a todos sus competidores.

to continue to exist or have an effect despite efforts to stop it

persistir, continuar, resistirse

• overcome

Collocations the problem overcame them · the issue persisted

• The disease continued to overcome him.

  La enfermedad continuó afectándolo.