English Dictionary
Definition overwhelm in British English
overwhelm
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
We were overwhelmed by the sacrifices they had made.
Her beauty completely overwhelmed him.
She was overwhelmed by expenses.
In June the town is overwhelmed by tourists.
Europe's golfers completely overwhelmed the Americans.
Government troops have overwhelmed a rebel encampment.
