Phrasal Verbs

overcome with

This page is about the phrasal verb overcome with

Meaning

to be strongly affected by an emotion or a feeling

Synonym

overwhelmed with

For example

  • overcome with sth After his dog died, Danny was overcome with grief.

  • overcome with sth The whole team was overcome with the joy of winning and being champions.

Nouns often used as objects with overcome with: fear, sadness, grief, joy, excitement, shame, gratitude

Note:
always used in the form "to be overcome with something", and never in the form "to overcome with something"

Quick Quiz

Paula was supposed to give a speech at her sister's graduation ceremony, but she said she couldn't do it because she was overcome with

a. time

b. nerves

c. her family
a) time b) nerves c) her family

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