overtake

About 1.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

   The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn.

2. verb To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.

   Grocery sales in the north have overtaken those in the south.

3. verb To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.

   Our plans were overtaken by events.

4. noun An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver.

   There wasn't enough distance left before the bend for an overtake, so I had to trundle behind the tractor for another mile.

Similar words

catch pass overhaul overcome whelm overpower overwhelm catch up with sweep over bypass

Often followed by

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Word family

overtaken overtakes overtaking overtook