Overtake - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌəʊvərˈteɪk|  American pronunciation of the word overtake
Brit.  |əʊvəˈteɪk|  British pronunciation of the word overtake
irregular verb:  p.t. — overtook  p.p. — overtaken

verb

- catch up with and possibly overtake (syn: catch)
- travel past (syn: overhaul, pass)
- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli (syn: overcome, overpower, overwhelm, whelm)

Extra examples

She overtook the other runners and went on to win the race.

The sign says “No Overtaking.”

Seasickness can overtake passengers when the ship encounters a storm.

Demand may overtake the supply.

Events have overtaken us.

It is dangerous to overtake another car on a bend.

The family was overtaken by tragedy several years ago.

She was overtaken by grief when her husband died.

He pulled out to overtake the van.

Never try to overtake on a bend.

Television soon overtook the cinema as the most popular form of entertainment.

Hingis has now overtaken her in the world tennis rankings.

She was overtaken by emotion and started to cry.

A terrible sense of panic overtook him.

I pulled out to overtake a bus.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: overtake
he/she/it: overtakes
present participle: overtaking
past tense: overtook
past participle: overtaken
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