overcome

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to give me a leg up with the interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

And the kind creature retreated into the garden, overcome with emotion. (Vanity Fair)

I was overcome with grief and rage.

He was overcome.

Many people were overcome by fumes from the burning factory.

overcome = enveloped, seized, gripped with; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

She managed to overcome her shyness.

overcome = get on top of; deal with successfully

We shall overcome.

overcome = vanquish, conquer, beat, win a victory over

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

[Rover_KE]

All correct, Vil.

Rover