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Meanings of overtake in English

Catalan
aclaparar

Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli.

        aclaparar
        Portuguese
        avaçar
        Catalan
        assolir
        Spanish
        alcanzar

        To catch up with and possibly overtake (e.g. cars in a race).

              avaçar
              Spanish
              adelantar

              To travel past another road user.

                    adelantar
                    Usage of overtake in English
                    1
                    In the next year, Nick was able to overtake Acme's business revenue.
                    Hacking: the next generation
                    2
                    It is always important for perception not to overtake fact, she said.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    Starbucks expects China to overtake Canada as its second-largest market in 2014.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    I thought to myself 'now or never' and went for the overtake.
                    The South African
                    5
                    Senator Bernie Sanders' ability to overtake her for the Democratic Party's nomination.
                    Reuters
                    6
                    The combined group would overtake WPP as the world's largest advertising company.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    It expects to overtake rival Indosat ISAT.JK this year as the No.
                    Reuters
                    8
                    The shout was prophetic of the vengeance about to overtake the Church.
                    Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volum...
                    9
                    The storm seemed about to overtake us; but we felt no breeze.
                    Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
                    10
                    They may overtake it that very night; if not, on the morrow.
                    The Lone Ranche
                    11
                    It helped New Orleans finally overtake the Jazz in the third quarter.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    Cyclists usually keep to the left so cars can overtake more easily.
                    The Guardian
                    13
                    Besides, there was no way we were going to overtake Renford's men.
                    Avalon
                    14
                    Moonves acknowledged CBS wasn't going to be able to overtake its rival.
                    Reuters
                    15
                    Motorists often take this as a signal to overtake the stationery vehicle.
                    The South African
                    16
                    He could not overtake it and it disappeared into the thick jungle.
                    Bengal Dacoits and Tigers
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                    Translations for overtake
                    Portuguese
                    avaçar
                    Overtake through the time
                    Overtake across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Less common