overwhelm
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over·whelm (ō′vər hwelm′, -welm′)
Related Forms:
- overwhelming o′ver·whelm′·ing adjective
- overwhelmingly o′ver·whelm′·ingly adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
overwhelm
v.
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Object
- feeling: Rather than waiting until the last minute and feeling overwhelmed with the size of the job, start now and take small bites.
Preposition: with
- grief: It has been really hard for me because every day I am overwhelmed with grief.
Subject
- generosity: I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of all those who have helped me create this site.
Modifying Another Word
- emotionally: He received a standing ovation and was emotionally overwhelmed by it.
Preposition: by
- generosity: I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of all those who have helped me create this site.
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