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May 2015
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#105 - TO BE OVERCOME WITH

Luke Thompson
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This is usually passive (with the verb 'be' and a past participle - 'overcome') and basically it means to to be full of emotion, or to feel very strong emotions, like grief, curiosity, fear, sadness, regret, remorse or joy. For more information click here 
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