овладел

mastered, took hold of, overcame, seized, took control of

ɐ v ɫ ɐ dʲ e ɫ → овладеть
о forms adverbs from adjectives + влад to own, to possess + ел Masculine past tense
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #53,351
mastered
RU: Он быстро овладел новым навыком.
EN: He quickly mastered a new skill.
took hold of, overcame
RU: Им овладел страх.
EN: Fear took hold of him.
seized, took control of
RU: Он овладел городом без боя.
EN: He took control of the city without a fight.
Conjugation of овладеть
Indicative past
овладел

Страх овладел всеми.

Fear took hold of everyone.

Он легко овладел английским.

He mastered English easily.

Фаррагут овладел Новым Орлеаном без боя.

Farragut took New Orleans without a fight.

Это значит, что им самим овладел дух?

Does this mean that he himself was possessed by a spirit?

— Вопль (2016)

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