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overtake

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o·ver·take  (vr-tk)
tr.v. o·ver·took (-tk), o·ver·tak·en (-tkn), o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes
1.
a. To catch up with; draw even or level with.
b. To pass after catching up with.
2. To come upon unexpectedly; take by surprise: geopolitical strategists who were overtaken by events in southeast Asia.

overtake
Verb
[-taking, -took, -taken]
1. Chiefly Brit to move past (another vehicle or person) travelling in the same direction
2. to do better than (someone) after catching up with him or her
3. to come upon (someone) suddenly or unexpectedly: a mortal tiredness overtook him
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.overtake - catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
catch - reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"
2.overtake - travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
get by - pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
top, clear - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
3.overtake - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
benight - overtake with darkness or night
knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm"
stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"
lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"

overtake
verb 1. pass, leave behind, overhaul, catch up with, get past, draw level with, outdistance, go by or past
2. outdo, top, exceed, eclipse, surpass, outstrip, get the better of, outclass, outshine, best, go one better than (informal) outdistance, be one up on
verb 3. befall, hit, happen to, come upon, take by surprise, catch off guard, catch unawares, catch unprepared
Translations
overtake [əuvəˈteɪk] vt (irreg like take) → sobrepasar;
(BRIT) (AUT) → adelantar

overtake [əuvəˈteɪk] vt irreg like take) → dépasser;
(Brit) (Aut) → dépasser, doubler

overtake [əuvəˈteɪk] irreg like take) vt (Aut) → überholen; [event, change] → hereinbrechen über +acc [emotion] → befallen
vi (Aut) → überholen

overtake [əuvəˈteɪk] vt (irreg) → sorpassare

overtake
v overtake [əuvəˈteik]
to pass (a car etc) while driving etc He overtook a police-car. inhaal, verbysteek يُدْرِك، يَلْحَق ب застигам předstihnout overhale überholen προσπερνώ (κατά την οδήγηση) adelantar mööda sõitma رسیدن به و گذشتن از ohittaa dépasser לַעֲקוֹף तेजी से आगे निकल जाना, संख्या का बढ़ना prestići (meg)előz menyalip fara fram úr sorpassare 追い越す 뒤따라 잡다 (ap)lenkti apdzīt; apsteigt memotong inhalen kjøre forbi wyprzedzić ultrapassar a depăşi обгонять predbehnúť prehiteti prestići köra om ตามทัน geçmek, sollamak 超過 обігнати, випередити گاڑي چلانے کے دوران کسي گاڑي کے پاس سے گذرنا vượt


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Name any one of the men who have opposed your schemes, and I will overtake HIM.
In a little while we shall overtake them, if they continue on the same route.
Self-guided he leads the way to the spot where death should overtake him, attended by Theseus and his daughters.
 
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