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surmount a difficulty — v. get over a problem, overcome a problem … English contemporary dictionary
difficulty — n. 1) to cause, create, make, present difficulties for 2) to come across, encounter, experience, face, meet, run into difficulties 3) to clear up, overcome, resolve, surmount a difficulty 4) (a) grave, great, insurmountable, serious, severe… … Combinatory dictionary
difficulty — difficulty, hardship, rigor, vicissitude are synonyms only when they mean something which demands effort and endurance if it is to be overcome or one s end achieved. Difficulty, the most widely applicable of these terms, applies to any condition … New Dictionary of Synonyms
surmount — ► VERB 1) overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). 2) stand or be placed on top of. DERIVATIVES surmountable adjective … English terms dictionary
difficulty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, extreme, grave, great, major, real, serious, severe ▪ We had enormous difficulty … Collocations dictionary
surmount — [[t]sə(r)ma͟ʊnt[/t]] surmounts, surmounting, surmounted 1) VERB If you surmount a problem or difficulty, you deal successfully with it. [V n] I realized I had to surmount the language barrier. Syn: overcome 2) VERB: usu passive If something is… … English dictionary
surmount — verb Surmount is used with these nouns as the object: ↑difficulty, ↑obstacle … Collocations dictionary
surmount — sur|mount [səˈmaunt US sər ] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: surmonter, from sur ( SURCHARGE) + monter to get up on to ] 1.) to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty = ↑overcome ▪ He has had to surmount immense… … Dictionary of contemporary English
surmount — verb (T) formal 1 to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty; overcome: a program designed to help couples surmount marital difficulties 2 (usually passive) to be above or on top of something: a stone tower surmounted by a tall spire… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overcome a difficulty — surmount a difficulty, get the better of a problem … English contemporary dictionary
difficulty — /dif i kul tee, keuhl tee/, n., pl. difficulties. 1. the fact or condition of being difficult. 2. Often, difficulties. an embarrassing situation, esp. of financial affairs. 3. a trouble or struggle. 4. a cause of trouble, struggle, or… … Universalium
