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overtake::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | catch, catch up with |
| Verb group | catch |
| Derivation | overtaking |
Examples of overtake
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Casey Stoner can overtake Mick Doohan as Australia's most prolific MotoGP rider.
From the adelaidenow.com.au
Three times they cut Alabama's lead to one point but couldn't overtake the Tide.
From the sfgate.com
Then, surely, you will overtake Sonny Mazzolini as Penn State's most ardent fan.
From the post-gazette.com
I didn't want to make mistakes to pass and had to wait a little bit to overtake.
From the couriermail.com.au
South Korea's economy is set to overtake Italy's in terms of size in 5-10 years.
From the economist.com
Skyfall will likely overtake the final Batman film in the last days of the year.
From the couriermail.com.au
In 2013, for example, Lagos will overtake Cairo as the continent's biggest city.
From the economist.com
This weekend, a curious ritual will overtake the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon.
From the guardian.co.uk
The problem is it can't overtake the newer Radeon HD 3870 on Crysis or Bioshock.
From the edition.cnn.com
- Catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
- Pass: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
- Overwhelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- (overtaking) passing: going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"
- Overtaking or passing is the act of driving around another slower automobile on a road. The lane used for overtaking another vehicle is almost always the lane toward the center of the road and away from the road shoulder -- that is, to the left in places that drive on the right, and right in ...
- To pass a more slowly moving object; To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc; To become greater than something else; To occur unexpectedly
- (Overtaking) Passing the competitor in front of you on the cross-country course. Any competitor who is about to be overtaken by a following competitor must quickly clear the way. Any competitor overtaking another competitor must do so only at a safe and suitable place.
- (Overtaking) Synonymous with passing, something relatively rare in modern F1 racing due to aerodynamics and dirty air until the introduction of DRS for the 2011 season.
- (Overtaking) or passing refers to a manoeuvre that is in effect passing vehicles traveling in the same direction. On two-lane roads, when there is a split line or a dashed line on the side of the overtaker, drivers may overtake when it is safe. ...
