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Overbear

verb/ˌoʊvɚbˈɛɹ/
Definition
overcome
bear too much
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌoʊvɚbˈɛɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌəʊvəbˈeəɹ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌəʊvəbˈeəɹ/
3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚbˈɛɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbovercome
“overbear criticism, protest, or arguments”
verbbear too much
verbcontract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
überwinden
überwinden
🇫🇷French
vaincre
surmonter
🇪🇸Spanish
superar a
superar
🇮🇹Italian
prepotente
superare
🇳🇱Dutch
overtreffen
overwinnen
🇵🇹Portuguese
arrogante
superar
🇷🇺Russian
властный
преодолеть
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जीत पाना
पर काबू पाने
🇮🇳Tamil
அதிகமாக தாங்க
கடக்க
🇮🇳Telugu
అతిగా భరించుట
అధిగమించడానికి
🇮🇳Marathi
असह्य
मात
🇮🇳Gujarati
અતિશય
કાબુ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ
ಜಯಿಸಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
അമിതഭാരം
മറികടക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਾਵੀ
ਕਾਬੂ
🇵🇰Urdu
دبنگ
قابو پانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
战胜
克服
🇯🇵Japanese
横柄な
克服する
🇰🇷Korean
압도하다
극복하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hống hách
vượt qua
🇹🇭Thai
เอาแต่ใจ
เอาชนะ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menindih
mengatasi
🇵🇭Filipino
sumusuko
pagtagumpayan
🇲🇾Malay
keterlaluan
diatasi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متعجرف
يغلب
🇮🇷Persian
مغلوب
غلبه کند
🇹🇷Turkish
zorba olmak
üstesinden gelmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
להשתלט
לְהִתְגַבֵּר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'overbear'?
The primary meaning of 'overbear' is 'overcome'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'overbear' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'overbear' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'overbear' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'overbear' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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