Plural of overcome

regular plural

The plural of overcome is overcomes.

Forms of overcome

The pressure eventually overcomes the outer shell, erupting in a micronova.2021, Ben Davidson, The Next End of the World: The Rebirth of Catastrophism, Chapter 5.1, p.42. From the entry micronova
Nietzche does in fact emphasize again and again that the overperson overcomes him or herself, not others.2012, Dennis Carlson, Leaving Safe Harbors, →ISBN. From the entry overperson
Dorveille can involve the bodily exhaustion that overcomes the narrator at the outset of his text.2009, James J. Paxson, The Poetics of Personification, page 94. From the entry dorveille
Multiplayer telegaming, game playing with other people over telephone lines, overcomes this obstacle.1985, Jonathan Erickson, William D Cramer, MacTelecommunications. From the entry telegaming
Nitrogen-15 NMR detection of ketones via their oxime derivatives and quinones via their anilinohydroquinone adducts overcomes this problem.2015 November 11, “Probing the Carbonyl Functionality of a Petroleum Resin and Asphaltene through Oximation and Schiff Base Formation in…. From the entry anilinohydroquinone

verb To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
verb To prevail.
verb To recover from (a difficulty), to get over.

What is the plural of overcome?: The plural of overcome is overcomes.
Is overcome countable?: Overcome is a countable noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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