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overtake
[ oh-ver-teyk ]
verb (used with object)
- to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with:
By taking a cab to the next town, we managed to overtake and board the train.
- to catch up with and pass, as in a race; move by:
He overtook the leader three laps from the finish.
- to move ahead of in achievement, production, score, etc.; surpass:
to overtake all other countries in steel production.
- to happen to or befall someone suddenly or unexpectedly, as night, a storm, or death:
The pounding rainstorm overtook them just outside the city.
verb (used without object)
- to pass another vehicle:
Never overtake on a curve.
overtake
/ ˌəʊəˈٱɪ /
verb
- to move past (another vehicle or person) travelling in the same direction
- tr to pass or do better than, after catching up with
- tr to come upon suddenly or unexpectedly
night overtook him
- tr to catch up with; draw level with
Other Word Forms
- ܲo··ٲIJ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Benedict retired as Pope in February 2013 and his death nine years later, on 31 December 2022, was overtaken by the new year festivities.
California's economy has overtaken that of the country of Japan, making the US state the fourth largest global economic force.
The dire wolf affair underscores how marketing can overtake sober assessment of scientific advances — conceivably to the detriment of scientists’ public standing.
The Senedd has been overtaken by people who all believe in the same blooming thing.
Piastri, though, said the three zones in which the drivers can use the Drag Reduction System overtaking aid might make it easier for him to have a try at passing Verstappen than in Japan.
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