verb🔗ShareTo pass a more slowly moving object or entity."The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus."vehicleactiontrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become greater than something else"The number of students in the school's math club overtook the number of students in the science club. "achievementactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away"Our plans were overtaken by events."actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
