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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Overtake \O`ver*take"\, v. t. [imp. Overtook; p. p.
     Overtaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Overtaking.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion;
        also, to catch up with and move ahead of.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              Follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake
              them, say . . . Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for
              good.                                 --Gen. xliv.
                                                    4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He had him overtaken in his flight.   --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: To surpass in production, achievement, etc.; as,
        although out of school for half a year due to illness, the
        student returned and overtook all the others to finish as
        valedictorian.
        [PJC]
  
     3. To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to
        capture; to overcome.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If a man be overtaken in a fault.     --Gal. vi. 1
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I shall see
              The winged vengeance overtake such children. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken),
        drunken. [Obs.] --Holland.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To frustrate or render impossible or irrelevant; -- used
        mostly of plans, and commonly in the phrase overtaken by
        events; as, their careful marketing plan was overtaken by
        events.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Overtake \O`ver*take"\, v. t. [imp. Overtook; p. p.
     Overtaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Overtaking.]
     1. To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion;
        to catch up with.
  
              Follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake
              them, say . . . Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for
              good.                                 --Gen. xliv.
                                                    4.
  
              He had him overtaken in his flight.   --Spenser.
  
     2. To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to
        capture; to overcome.
  
              If a man be overtaken in a fault.     --Gal. vi. 1
  
              I shall see The winged vengeance overtake such
              children.                             --Shak.
  
     3. Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken),
        drunken. [Obs.] --Holland.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  overtake
       v 1: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught
            us near the exit ramp" [syn: catch, catch up with]
       2: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: pass,
           overhaul]
       3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: overwhelm,
           overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome]
       [also: overtook, overtaken]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  overtake
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ+αμτβ) προσπερνάω, περνάω, περνάω ένα κινούμενο όχημα ή άτομο
  μπροστά μου γιατί πηγαίνω πιο γρήγορα από αυτό
     2 (μτβ+αμτβ) ξεπερνάω, προσπερνάω, περνάω, κάτι γίνεται μεγαλύτερο σε
  αριθμό, ποσότητα ή σημασία από κάτι άλλο
     3 συμβαίνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  overtake
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (alternative form of nn overtaka)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  overtake
     n.
     An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver.
     vb.
     1 To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to
  oncoming traffic).
     2 (lb en economics) To become greater than something else
     3 To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome;
  carry away

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  overtake
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (alternative form of nn overtaka)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  overtake
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (alternative form of nn overtaka)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  overtake
     Englanti vb.
     ohittaa, mennä (''edellä liikkuvan'') edelle

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  overtake
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg transport språk=en) köra om (på sidan närmast mötande trafik)
     2 överraska
     3 drabba

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/
  1. verbygaan
  2. verbysteek

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/
  إجتز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  overtake //oʊvɚˈteɪk// //əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk// //ˈoʊvɚteɪk// //ˈəʊvə(ɹ)teɪk// 
  1. догонвам
  to catch up with, but not pass
  2. задминавам
  to pass a more slowly moving object

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/ 
  předjet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/
  předběhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/
  předhonit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/
  předstihnout

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/ 
  goddiweddyd 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/ (overtook /ˌəʊvətˈʊk/ <>, overtaken /ˌəʊvətˈeɪkən/ <>) 
  einholen, überholen, übertreffen 
        "be overtaken by events"  - von den Ereignissen überholt werden
   see: overtaking, overtaken
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/ (overtook /ˌəʊvətˈʊk/ <>, overtaken /ˌəʊvətˈeɪkən/ <>) 
  ereilen, hereinbrechen
           Note: über, überraschen 
   see: overtaking, overtaken, it overtakes, it overtook
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/
  
  προσπερνώ, ξεπερνώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  overtake //oʊvɚˈteɪk// //əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk// //ˈoʊvɚteɪk// //ˈəʊvə(ɹ)teɪk// 
  1. kasvaa suuremmaksi kuin, ohittaa
  economics: to become greater than something else
  2. saada kiinni, saavuttaa
  to catch up with, but not pass
  3. muuttaa, yllättää
  to occur unexpectedly take by surprise; surprise and overcome
  4. ohittaa
  to pass a more slowly moving object

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  overtake /ouvəteik/
  1. passer, dépasser
  2. doubler

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/ 
  1. तेजी~से~आगे~निकल~जाना
        "The lorry overtook the car"
  2. संख्या~का~बढ़ना
        "The population may overtake one billion in the coming year"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/
  dostići, iznenaditi, prestići, stignuti, sustići, zahvatiti, zateći

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  overtake //oʊvɚˈteɪk// //əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk// //ˈoʊvɚteɪk// //ˈəʊvə(ɹ)teɪk// 
  追い越す
  to pass a more slowly moving object

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  overtake /ouvəteik/
  1. inhalen
  2. overtrekken, passeren, voorbijgaan, voorbijstreven
  3. voorbijrijden, voorbijvaren

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  overtake //oʊvɚˈteɪk// //əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk// //ˈoʊvɚteɪk// //ˈəʊvə(ɹ)teɪk// 
  kjøre forbi
  to pass a more slowly moving object

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/ 
   1.  wyprzedzać, zostawiać w tyle
   2.  zaskakiwać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  overtake /ouvəteik/
  1. avaçar
  2. exceder, passardelargo, ultrapassar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  overtake /ouvəteik/
  adelantar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  overtake //oʊvɚˈteɪk// //əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk// //ˈoʊvɚteɪk// //ˈəʊvə(ɹ)teɪk// 
  köra om
  to pass a more slowly moving object

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  overtake /ˌəʊvətˈeɪk/
  1. (took, taken) yetişmek
  2. birden karşısma çıkmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈoʊvɝˌteɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "overtake":
     attend, befall, booze up, boozify, catch up with, come after,
     come up to, come up with, come upon, crock, displace, emanate,
     ensue, follow after, follow up, fuddle, gain on, gain upon,
     go after, hit, issue, lap, leave behind, leave standing,
     outdistance, outpace, outrun, outsail, outstrip, overhaul,
     overwhelm, pass, pickle, plaster, pollute, reach, replace, result,
     seize, souse, stew, stone, strike, succeed, supervene, swack, take,
     tipsify, track, trail
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 赶上,突然来袭,压倒;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 赶上,突然来袭,压倒

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