Definition of Overtake
Overtake
o·ver·take
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To catch up with and pass someone or something moving in front of you.
e.g. The runner managed to overtake her opponent in the final lap.
(verb)
to catch up with and pass someone or something;
e.g. In the last lap of the race, she managed to overtake the first place runner and she won the race.
(verb)
to surpass or move ahead in achievement;
e.g. Their law firm has succeeded to overtake all other law firms in New York with the number of cases they won this month.
(verb)
to come up or happen suddenly or unexpectedly;
e.g. The thunderstorm overtook them just as they left from home.
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