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Meaning of 'overtake' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Overtake [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'overtake' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . overtake [ v]
Meaning (1):
- catch up with and possibly overtake
Example in sentence:
  • The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
Meaning (2):
- travel past
Example in sentence:
  • The sports car passed all the trucks

Nearby Words:

oven ovenbird over over-arm over-busy over-garment over-story overabound overact overaction

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