overvinde — meaning in English

English meaning

• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• win verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.

Senses

overvinde is used for these senses in English:

• defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
• win (transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

defeat — full definition

1. verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
2. verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
3. noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.

win — full definition

1. verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.
2. verb To obtain something desirable through effort, skill, or luck.
3. verb To gain someone's trust, affection, or support, often "win over".
4. noun A single victory or successful result.

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