övervinner

Övervinner is a Swedish verb form meaning "overcomes." It is the third-person singular present tense of övervinna, the verb that means to overcome or conquer. As a transitive verb, övervinner takes a direct object, for example: Hon övervinner sin rädsla (She overcomes her fear) or Företaget övervinner ekonomiska svårigheter (The company overcomes financial difficulties).

Inflection and forms: present tense is övervinner; past tense is övervann; the supine form (used in perfect tenses) is övervunnit. The passive participle is övervunnen, used when forming passive constructions or as an adjective, for example har övervunnit (has overcome) or en övervunnen rädsla (a conquered fear).

Etymology and related terms: övervinner is formed from prefixet över- (“over”) and vinna (“to win”). It belongs to a family of terms built around overcoming obstacles. Related nouns include övervinnelse (overcoming), övervinnare (overcomer), and övervinnande (the act or quality of overcoming).

Usage notes: the word is common in everyday Swedish, in sports, self-help, journalism, and storytelling. It can describe literal overcoming of physical barriers or metaphorical triumph over fear, illness, or adversity. Synonyms include besegra and vinna, though besegra often emphasizes defeating an opponent, while övervinna emphasizes surmounting a challenge or obstacle.

Examples: "Hon övervinner sin oro genom regelbunden träning." "Framgången beror på hur väl man övervinner hinder."