overtake

//ˌoʊ.vɚˈteɪk//
B2Frequency Level 11Neutral
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Verb

overtakeInfinitive
overtakePresent tense
overtookPast tense
overtakenPast participle
overtakingPresent participle
overtakesThird-person singular
1

To catch up with and pass while traveling in the same direction.

The car overtook the truck on the highway.

2

To surpass or exceed someone or something in achievement, performance, or quantity.

China has overtaken Japan in economic output.

3

(Of an event or feeling) to come upon someone suddenly or unexpectedly.

A wave of sadness overtook her when she heard the news.

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