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overtaking

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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.
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Noun1.overtaking - going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"
passing
reordering - a rearrangement in a different order
Translations
French overtaking [əuvəˈteɪkɪŋ] n (Aut) → dépassement m
German overtaking [əuvəˈteɪkɪŋ] overtake n (Aut) → Überholen nt
Italian overtaking [əuvəˈteɪkɪŋ] n (AUT) → sorpasso
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The Hunter ran after him, as if he was sure of overtaking him, but the Horseman increased more and more the distance between them.
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Unconsciously I had been overtaking a tall young woman walking in the same direction as myself, with a fine athletic carriage of her figure and a noble movement of her limbs.
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The same fate was not far from overtaking us, for a troop of Galles, who were detached in search of us, missed us but an hour or two.
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