Overtaken
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈəʊvəɹteɪkən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overtaken is a verb meaning past participle of overtake.
Meaning
past participle of overtake.
More Meanings
- Taken by surprise; overcome.
- (archaic) drunk; intoxicated
Example Sentences
I was overtaken by events.
Once John, being overtaken in drink on the roadside by the cottage, and dreaming that he was burning in hell, awoke and saw the old wife hobbling toward him. Thereupon he fled soberly to the hills, and from that day became a quiet-living, humble-minded Christian.
Indeed, he was 'dithguthted' at his condition; and if upon the occasion just described he had allowed himself to be somewhat 'intoxicated with liquor,' I must aver that I do not recollect another instance in which this worthy little gentleman suffered himself to be similarly overtaken. Now and then a little 'flashy' he might be, but nothing more serious—and rely upon it, this was no common virtue in those days.
Synonyms for overtaken
Depending on context, synonyms include drunk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overshot, surmounted, bridged, overrun, outdated, exceed.
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