overtake (redirected from overtaken)

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

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

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, 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

4. engulf, overwhelm, hit, strike, consume, swamp, envelop, swallow up

Translations

overtake [əuvəˈteɪk] vt (irreg like take) → sobrepasar;

(BRIT) (AUT) → adelantar

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overtake [əuvəˈteɪk] vt irreg like take) → dépasser;

(Brit) (Aut) → dépasser, doubler

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

vi (Aut) → überholen

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overtake [əuvəˈteɪk] vt (irreg) → sorpassare