overtake

UK /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk/ US /oʊvɚˈteɪk/

verb 3noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

able, soon

VERB + OVERTAKE

bend, cannot, coach, couldn't, dare, daren't, doesn't, don't

OVERTAKE + NOUN

egypt's, human, population, tom, tongue, truck, wench

PREP.

after, on

ADV.

safely

Definitions

verb

To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn.

The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus.

To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.

Grocery sales in the north have overtaken those in the south.

To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.

Our plans were overtaken by events.

VVhy didſt thou promiſe ſuch a beautious day, / And make me trauaile forth vvithout my cloake, / To let bace cloudes ore-take me in my vvay, / Hiding thy brau'ry in their rotten ſmoke.

noun

An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver.

There wasn't enough distance left before the bend for an overtake, so I had to trundle behind the tractor for another mile.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — catch up with and possibly overtake

catch

verb — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

verb — travel past

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn.

Wiktionary

The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus.

Wiktionary

"I won't over-walk myself," he said, cheerfully. "If the coach doesn't overtake me on the road, I can wait for it where I stop to breakfast. Dry your eyes, my dear; and give me a kiss."

Wiktionary

There wasn't enough distance left before the bend for an overtake, so I had to trundle behind the tractor for another mile.

Wiktionary

Supply will soon overtake demand.

Tatoeba · #19283

If you hurry, you will soon overtake her.

Tatoeba · #30881

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