verb Download 🔗Share To pass a more slowly moving object or entity. Examples : "The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus." vehicle action traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become greater than something else Examples : "The company's profits are quickly overtaking those of its competitors. " action achievement vehicle business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away Examples : "Our plans were overtaken by events." action vehicle traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act by which one thing overtakes another. Examples : "The overtaking of the slower runner by the faster one was exciting to watch. " action vehicle traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading