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