overtake

English

Etymology

over- +‎ take

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ).teɪk/
• (US) IPA: /ˈovəɻteɪk/
• Rhymes: -eɪk

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Verb

overtake (third-person singular simple present overtakes, present participle overtaking, simple past overtook, past participle overtaken)

1. To pass a more slowly moving object.
2. To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc.

   "I overtook and passed the doctor between Woking and Send." 1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds

3. (economics) To become greater than something else
4. To occur unexpectedly

   "Our plans were overtaken by events."

Translations

To pass a more slowly moving object

Arabic: سبق (ar) (sabaqa) Chinese: Mandarin: 超 (cmn) (chāo), trad. 賽過, simpl. 赛过 (pinyin: sàiguò) Danish: overhale (da) Dutch: inhalen (nl) Finnish: ohittaa (fi) French: dépasser (fr) German: überholen (de) Greek: ξεπερνάω (el) (xepernáo)

Hungarian: előz (hu) Italian: superare (it) Japanese: 追い越す (ja) (oikosu) Korean: 따라잡다 (Ttarajapda) Russian: обгонять (ru) (obgonját'), обогнать (ru) (obognát') Spanish: rebasar (es), sobrepasar (es), adelantar (es) Swedish: köra om (sv) !Xóõ: !kʻqáa

See also

• Not to be confused with take over

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• takeover, take over