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get hold of vs overcome

overcome vs get hold of

get hold of and overcome both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get hold of No No Yes No
overcome No No Yes No
As verbs, overcome is a hypernym of get hold of; that is, overcome is a word with a broader meaning than get hold of:
  • get hold of: affect
  • overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hypernyms of get hold of include overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm.
get hold of (verb) overcome (verb)
affect get on top of; deal with successfully
be in or establish communication with overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
get into one's hands, take physically win a victory over
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Difference between get hold of and overcome

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