overwhelm

«overwhelm» in Mova's school dictionary: to give them so much of a feeling or so much to do that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (overwhelm, overwhelms, overwhelmed, overwhelming)

meaning for a pupil

1) To overwhelm someone is to give them so much of a feeling or so much to do that they can't cope. tree →

2) To overwhelm an enemy or team is to beat them completely with greater force. tree →

3) To overwhelm can mean to cover completely, like a flood. tree →

sense in the lessons

In feelings and well-being lessons: feeling overwhelmed is normal; break the task into small steps and talk to someone. In history and sport: an army overwhelms its enemy.

examples

• The noise of the party overwhelmed me. tree →
• I was overwhelmed by all the kind messages. tree →
• When homework overwhelms you, do one task at a time. tree →
• The bigger army overwhelmed the castle. tree →
• The wave overwhelmed the small boat. tree →
• She felt overwhelmed on her first day at school. tree →
• The king was overwhelmed with astonishment, but the girl had taken heart again. tree →

note

Past: overwhelmed. Adjective: overwhelming (an overwhelming win = a very large win). The h after w is silent for many speakers.

In the corpora

• My heart is bewildered, terror hath overwhelmed me; the twilight that I longed for hath been turned for me into trembling.
• Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
• And He led them safely, and they feared not; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
• Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul;
• Distress and anguish overwhelm him; they prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overwhelm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.