Overtake

Quick meaning: Overtake is a verb meaning To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
2. To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.
3. An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver.

Example Sentences

Our plans were overtaken by events.

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

The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn.

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

Word Forms

• overtakes
• overtaking
• overtook
• overtaken

Synonyms for overtake

Depending on context, synonyms include forge, pass, overcome, whelm, overpower, overwhelm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include catch, pass, overhaul, overcome, whelm, overpower.

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