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o·ver·take
(ō′vər-tāk′)tr.v. o·ver·took (-to͝ok′), o·ver·tak·en (-tā′kən), o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes
1.
a. To catch up with; draw even or level with.
b. To pass after catching up with.
2. To come upon unexpectedly; take by surprise: geopolitical strategists who were overtaken by events in southeast Asia.
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overtake
(ˌəʊvəˈteɪk)vb, -takes, -taking, -took or -taken
1. (Automotive Engineering) chiefly Brit to move past (another vehicle or person) travelling in the same direction
2. (tr) to pass or do better than, after catching up with
3. (tr) to come upon suddenly or unexpectedly: night overtook him.
4. (tr) to catch up with; draw level with
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o•ver•take
(ˌoʊ vərˈteɪk)v.t. -took, -tak•en, -tak•ing.
1. to catch up with.
2. to catch up with and pass.
3. to befall suddenly.
[1175–1225]
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overtake
Past participle: overtaken
Gerund: overtaking
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| Verb | 1. | overtake - catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" catch - reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" |
| 2. | overtake - travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" get by - pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race" | |
| 3. | overtake - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" benight - overtake with darkness or night knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm" stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit" |
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overtake
verb
1. pass, leave behind, overhaul, catch up with, get past, cut up (informal), leave standing (informal), draw level with, outdistance, go by or past He overtook the truck and pulled into the inside lane.
2. outdo, top, exceed, eclipse, surpass, outstrip, get the better of, outclass, outshine, best, go one better than (informal), outdistance, be one up on Japan has overtaken Britain as the Mini's biggest market.
3. befall, hit, happen to, come upon, take by surprise, catch off guard, catch unawares, catch unprepared Tragedy was about to overtake him.
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overtake
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Translations
يُدْرِك، يَلْحَق بيَلْحَقُ
předjet
overhale
ohittaa
pretjecati
fara fram úr
追い越す
추월하다
aplenkti
apdzītapsteigt
prehiteti
köra om
ไล่ตามทัน
vượt
overtake
[ˌəʊvəˈteɪk] (overtook (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈtʊk] (overtaken (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈteɪkən]A. VT
1. (= pass) [+ car] → adelantar, rebasar (Mex); [+ runner] → adelantar, dejar atrás; [+ competition, rival] → tomar la delantera a
he doesn't want to be overtaken → no quiere dejarse adelantar
you can't overtake that car on the bend → no puedes adelantar ese coche en la curva
we overtook a lorry near Burgos → cerca de Burgos adelantamos un camión
Swift has overtaken Metmark in steel production → Swift le ha tomado la delantera a Metmark en la producción de acero
he doesn't want to be overtaken → no quiere dejarse adelantar
you can't overtake that car on the bend → no puedes adelantar ese coche en la curva
we overtook a lorry near Burgos → cerca de Burgos adelantamos un camión
Swift has overtaken Metmark in steel production → Swift le ha tomado la delantera a Metmark en la producción de acero
2. (fig) → pillar desprevenido
we have been overtaken by events → los sucesos nos pillaron desprevenidos or de sorpresa
we have been overtaken by events → los sucesos nos pillaron desprevenidos or de sorpresa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
overtake
[ˌəʊvərˈteɪk] [overtook] (pt) [overtaken] (pp) vt
[+ rival] → dépasser
[change, event] → s'abattre sur
all the changes that have overtaken Shetland recently → tous les changements qui se sont abattus sur les Shetland récemment
all the changes that have overtaken Shetland recently → tous les changements qui se sont abattus sur les Shetland récemment
[weariness] → submerger
vi [car, driver] → dépasser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
overtake
pret <overtook> ptp <overtaken>vt
(= take by surprise) (storm, night) → überraschen; (fate) → ereilen (geh); overtaken by fear → von Furcht befallen; we were overtaken by events, events have overtaken us → wir waren auf die Entwicklung der Dinge nicht gefasst
vi (esp Brit) → überholen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
overtake
[ˌəʊvəˈteɪk] (overtook (pt)) [ˌəʊvəˈtʊk] (overtaken (pp)) [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ən]1. vt (catch up) → raggiungere; (pass) → superare
events have overtaken us → gli eventi ci hanno colto di sorpresa
events have overtaken us → gli eventi ci hanno colto di sorpresa
2. vi → sorpassare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
overtake
(əuvəˈteik) – past tense ˌoverˈtook (-ˈtuk) : past participle ˌoverˈtaken – verb to pass (a car etc) while driving etc. He overtook a police-car.
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overtake
→ يَلْحَقُ předjet overhale überholen προσπερνώ adelantar ohittaa dépasser pretjecati sorpassare 追い越す 추월하다 inhalen innhente wyminąć ultrapassar обгонять köra om ไล่ตามทัน sollamak vượt 超过Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009