# overcoming

Pronunciation: US say "oh-vur-KUM-ing" /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈkʌm.ɪŋ/; say "oh-vuh-KUM-ing" UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm.ɪŋ/, AUS /ˌəʉ.vəˈkɐm.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of overcome. — present participle and gerund of overcome
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of overcome. Use it for an action happening now, or as the action's name.
   - _The team kept overcoming one obstacle after another all season._
   - _Overcoming addiction usually requires sustained support and effort._

## Noun

2. The act of getting the better of something or getting past it.
   - Simple: The act of beating or getting past something difficult.
   - _The memoir traces her gradual overcoming of grief after the loss._
   - _Real progress lay in the overcoming of obstacles that had stalled the project for years._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/overcoming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).