overtake

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. catch up with; overwhelm; strike suddenly
vi. pass a vehicle by driving faster

Example Sentences

overtake on the outside

It's dangerous to overtake at a corner.

No one could overtake him.

the car wouldn't go uphill or overtake on the flat.

I had to walk very fast to overtake you.

13 Yes, days are coming, says the LORD, When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the vintager, him who sows the seed;

Real-world Examples

So, bone resorption usually overtakes bone formation around the 8th decade of life.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

In the event that water overtakes your vehicle, get out immediately.

Source: Popular Science Essays

I hate it when swimmers overtake me!

Source: 6 Minute English

I was doing eighty when I overtook you.

Source: New Concept English: British English Version, Book 1 (Translation)

With his long stride, he often overtakes me.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

Are you going all-out to overtake Alibaba?

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Its population will soon overtake its Asian rival's.

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

Private house-building overtook that of local authorities.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Because of the tie score, Tottenham cannot overtake Leicester for first place.

Source: VOA Special May 2016 Collection

Fortunately, the treat part of the phrase has thoroughly overtaken the trick part.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

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