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Overtake
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ).teɪk/
To pass a more slowly moving object or entity.
📖 Definitions of "Overtake"
verb
- 1
To pass a more slowly moving object or entity.
"The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus."
- 2
To become greater than something else
- 3
To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away
"Our plans were overtaken by events."
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