overtake

Speech parts

1. overtake - Noun

2. overtake - Verb

Meaning

To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.

To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.

Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken), drunken.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pass catch overcome overhaul overwhelm overpower whelm catch up with sweep over excel top better outplay hit reach
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Antonyms

miss get orbit lose fail lag
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Hypernyms

kindle fire progress advance raise provoke

Hyponyms

top clear kill lock seize clutch

Derivatives

overtook overtaken overtaking

Anagrams

takeover

Examples

The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp Source: Internet

The sports car passed all the trucks Source: Internet

A double white or yellow line means that neither side may overtake. Source: Internet

Advanced concepts Causal structure and global geometry main Penrose–Carter diagram of an infinite Minkowski universe In general relativity, no material body can catch up with or overtake a light pulse. Source: Internet

A day after a 32-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by six persons after he tried to overtake their car near Kaldarshan cross roads in Waghodia area of the city, one of the accused was arrested by the Vadodara police on Monday morning. Source: Internet

As Schumacher recovered, Hill came round the corner and attempted to overtake into the next corner. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

overtackle overtag overtakable overtakeable overtaken overtaker