verb🔗ShareTo pass a more slowly moving object or entity."The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus."vehicletrafficactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away"Our plans were overtaken by events."actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
