See Also: overtake(dictionary)
overtake(dictionary)
Overtake - Motor Sports(gambling)

overtake (oh)



[I and T] to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them
::He pulled out to overtake the van.
::Never try to overtake on a bend.
[T] to develop or increase more quickly than someone or something else and become more successful, more important, or more advanced than them
::Television soon overtook the cinema as the most popular form of entertainment.
::Hingis has now overtaken her in the world tennis rankings.
[T] if something bad, especially a feeling, overtakes you, it happens to you suddenly and has a strong effect on you
-see also overcome overcome be overtaken by sth
::She was overtaken by emotion and started to cry.
::A terrible sense of panic overtook him.
be overtaken by events
if you are overtaken by events, the situation changes, so that your plans or ideas are not useful any more
::The diplomatic negotiations were soon overtaken by events.