OVERWHELM


Meaning of OVERWHELM in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ absolutely , completely , totally

▪ quite , rather

▪ almost , nearly

▪ suddenly

VERB + OVERWHELM

▪ threaten to

Deal with stress fast whenever it threatens to ~ you.

PREPOSITION

▪ with

The children pressed around him eagerly, ~ing him with questions.

PHRASES

▪ ~ed by sth

We were totally ~ed by the response to our appeal.

▪ absolutely ~ed , completely ~ed , totally ~ed

She felt completely ~ed.

▪ a bit ~ed , a little ~ed

▪ almost ~ed , nearly ~ed

Overwhelm is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ beauty , ↑ guilt , ↑ pain , ↑ sadness , ↑ sensation

Overwhelm is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ defence

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