OVERTAKE

/,ouvə'teikn/
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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To catch up with and pass (a moving person or vehicle) while traveling in the same direction: This is the most common meaning, referring to moving past something ahead by going faster.
    • To become greater or more significant than something else: To exceed or surpass in amount, degree, or intensity.
    • To come upon someone suddenly or unexpectedly, especially with a powerful effect: To overwhelm, as with an emotion, event, or disaster.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb (transitive):
    • The cyclist accelerated to overtake the bus on the straight road.
    • Demand for the new product could overtake supply within weeks.
    • A sudden feeling of dread overtook him as he entered the dark room.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be overtaken by events": To be rendered irrelevant or obsolete because circumstances have changed rapidly.
    • Our original plan was overtaken by events when the market crashed.
  • "to overtake someone as something": To surpass someone in rank, position, or achievement.
    • She is expected to overtake her mentor as the leading expert in the field.
Variants and Related Words
  • Overtaking (noun): The act of passing another vehicle.
    • Signs warn against dangerous overtaking on this hill.
  • Overtook (past tense): The simple past form of 'overtake'.
    • The faster car overtook us just before the finish line.
  • Overtaken (past participle): Used to form perfect tenses and the passive voice.
    • We have been overtaken by our competitors in sales this quarter.
Synonyms
  • Pass: To move past something.
  • Surpass: To exceed, to be better or greater than.
  • Outstrip: To move faster than and overtake; to exceed.
  • Overwhelm: To affect someone very strongly (for the emotional sense).
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: 'Overtake' itself is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is contained within the single verb.)

Related Idioms
  • "Overtake and overwhelm": Often used together to emphasize a sudden, powerful effect.
    • Fear can overtake and overwhelm even the bravest person.
Verb
  1. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  2. travel past
    • The sports car passed all the trucks
  3. catch up with and possibly overtake
    • The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp

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