overtake

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.

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overtake [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk]

vb -takes, -taking, -took, -taken

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Chiefly Brit to move past (another vehicle or person) travelling in the same direction

2. (tr) to pass or do better than, after catching up with

3. (tr) to come upon suddenly or unexpectedly night overtook him

4. (tr) to catch up with; draw level with

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	overtake - catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" catch up with, catch 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" overhaul, pass 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 overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome 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"

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overtake

verb

1. pass, leave behind, overhaul, catch up with, get past, cut up (informal), leave standing (informal), draw level with, outdistance, go by or past He overtook the truck and pulled into the inside lane.

2. outdo, top, exceed, eclipse, surpass, outstrip, get the better of, outclass, outshine, best, go one better than (informal), outdistance, be one up on Japan has overtaken Britain as the Mini's biggest market.

3. befall, hit, happen to, come upon, take by surprise, catch off guard, catch unawares, catch unprepared Tragedy was about to overtake him.

4. engulf, overwhelm, hit, strike, consume, swamp, envelop, swallow up A sudden flood of panic overtook me.

Translations

overtake [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk] (overtook (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈtʊk] (overtaken (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈteɪkən]

A. VT

1. (= pass) [+ car] → adelantar, rebasar(Mex); [+ runner] → adelantar, dejar atrás; [+ competition, rival] → tomar la delantera a
he doesn't want to be overtaken → no quiere dejarse adelantar
you can't overtake that car on the bend → no puedes adelantar ese coche en la curva
we overtook a lorry near Burgos → cerca de Burgos adelantamos un camión
Swift has overtaken Metmark in steel production → Swift le ha tomado la delantera a Metmark en la producción de acero

2. (fig) → pillar desprevenido
we have been overtaken by events → los sucesos nos pillaron desprevenidos or de sorpresa

B. VI (Aut) → adelantar, rebasar(Mex)
"no overtaking" → "prohibido adelantar", "prohibido rebasar"(Mex)

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overtake [ˌəʊvə^rˈteɪk] [overtook] (pt) [overtaken] (pp)

vt

[+ rival] → dépasser

[car] → dépasser, doubler

[change, event] → s'abattre sur
all the changes that have overtaken Shetland recently → tous les changements qui se sont abattus sur les Shetland récemment

[weariness] → submerger

vi [car, driver] → dépasser

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overtake pret <overtook> ptp <overtaken>

vt

competitor, rival → einholen; (esp Brit: = pass) runner, car etc → überholen

(= take by surprise) (storm, night) → überraschen; (fate) → ereilen (geh); overtaken by fear → von Furcht befallen; we were overtaken by events, events have overtaken us → wir waren auf die Entwicklung der Dinge nicht gefasst

vi (esp Brit) → überholen

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overtake [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk] (overtook (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈtʊk] (overtaken (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ən]

1. vt (catch up) → raggiungere; (pass) → superare
events have overtaken us → gli eventi ci hanno colto di sorpresa

2. vi → sorpassare

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overtake [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk] (overtook (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈtʊk] (overtaken (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ən]

1. vt (catch up) → raggiungere; (pass) → superare
events have overtaken us → gli eventi ci hanno colto di sorpresa

2. vi → sorpassare

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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 추월하다 (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 超过

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overtake → يَفوق předjet overhale überholen προσπερνώ adelantar ohittaa dépasser preticati superare 追い越す 추월하다 inhalen innhente wyminąć ultrapassar обгонять köra om ไล่ตามทัน sollamak vượt 超过