overtake
/ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/
verb
- To catch up with and pass another vehicle or person moving in the same direction.
- The blue car accelerated to overtake the truck on the highway.
- She waited for a clear stretch of road before attempting to overtake the bicycle.
- It is dangerous to overtake on a narrow road with poor visibility.
- To become greater or more successful than someone or something else.
- Her ambition to overtake her older brother in the family business drove her to work harder.
- China overtook the United States as the world's largest car market.
- The new streaming service quickly overtook its rivals in subscribers.
- To affect someone suddenly and powerfully, especially with a strong emotion or physical sensation.
- Sadness overtook her as she remembered her childhood home.
- Panic overtook the crowd when the fire alarm went off.
- A wave of exhaustion overtook him after the long hike.
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