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Overtake

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
"The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn.; The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus."
2.VerbTo become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
"Grocery sales in the north have overtaken those in the south."
3.VerbTo take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.
"Our plans were overtaken by events."
4.NounAn 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."
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