overtake

/,ouvə'teikn/
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overtake

The blue car begins to overtake the red truck on the highway.

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.
overtake

The blue car begins to overtake the red truck on the highway.

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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