Overtake
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English
Verb
Overtake (third-person singular simple present overtakes, present participle overtaking, simple past overtook, past participle overtaken)
- To pass a more slowly moving object.
- To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc.
- "I overtook and passed the doctor between Woking and Send." 1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
- (economics) To become greater than something else
- To occur unexpectedly
- "Our plans were overtaken by events."
Thesaurus
attend, befall, booze up, boozify, catch up with, come after, come up to, come up with, come upon, crock, displace, emanate, ensue, follow after, follow up, fuddle, gain on, gain upon, go after, hit, issue, lap, leave behind, leave standing, outdistance, outpace, outrun, outsail, outstrip, overhaul, overwhelm, pass, pickle, plaster, pollute, reach, replace, result, seize, souse, stew, stone, strike, succeed, supervene, swack, take, tipsify, track, trail
Etymology
Pronunciation
Translations
To pass a more slowly moving object
See also
- Not to be confused with take over
