Collocation
overcome a problem
to successfully deal with a difficulty and stop it from causing trouble
Definition
'overcome a problem' is a common English collocation. to successfully deal with a difficulty and stop it from causing trouble
overcome + a problem
“With expert advice, we were able to overcome the problem quickly.”
Examples
- We finally overcame the problem after restarting the system.
- She overcame the problem by asking for help from a colleague.
- The team worked late to overcome the problem before the deadline.
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- We need to overcome the problem of delayed shipments this month.
- They overcame the problem once they identified the faulty cable.
- If we share the workload, we can overcome the problem more efficiently.
- The new software update helped us overcome the problem without losing any data.
- To overcome the problem, the engineers redesigned the component from scratch.
- After several failed attempts, he overcame the problem through careful testing and patience.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder