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overtook

/oʊ.vɚ.tʊk/

Meanings
verb

Adelantó, rebasó

To pass a more slowly moving object or entity.

Examples :

"The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus."
El coche era tan lento que nos adelantó un autobús.
vehicle action traffic

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

Estudiantes

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration object

object noun

/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/

Objeto

"The student's favorite object in her classroom was a colorful globe. "

El objeto favorito de la estudiante en su clase era un globo terráqueo colorido.

Illustration overcome

overcome noun

/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ /ˌoʊvəɹˈkʌm/

Estribillo, estrofa

"The song's constant worry about failing the exam was its main overcome. "

La preocupación constante de la canción por suspender el examen era su estribillo principal.

Illustration greater

greater adjective

/ˈɡɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Mayor, más grande

"A great storm is approaching our shores."

Una gran tormenta se acerca a nuestras costas.

Illustration surprise

surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

Sorpresa

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."

Fue una sorpresa descubrir que debía el doble de lo que pensaba.

Illustration science

science noun

/ˈsaɪəns/

Ciencia, disciplina

"Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art."

Por supuesto, en mi opinión, los estudios sociales son más una ciencia que un arte.

Illustration entity

entity noun

/ˈen.tɪ.ti/

Entidad, organización

"The school district is a large entity with many departments. "

El distrito escolar es una gran entidad con muchos departamentos.

Illustration overtaken

overtaken verb

/ˈovəɹteɪkən/

Rebasar, adelantar

"The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus."

El coche era tan lento que nos rebasó un autobús.

Illustration slowly

slowly adverb

/ˈsləʊli/ /ˈsloʊli/

Lentamente

"The snail crawled slowly across the sidewalk. "

El caracol se arrastró lentamente por la acera.

Illustration unexpectedly

unexpectedly adverb

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/

Inesperadamente, de forma imprevista

"The meeting ended unexpectedly early, leaving us with extra time before dinner. "

La reunión terminó inesperadamente temprano, dejándonos tiempo extra antes de la cena.

Illustration moving

moving verb

/ˈmuːvɪŋ/

Moverse, trasladarse

"A ship moves rapidly."

Un barco se mueve rápidamente.