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"etymology_text": "From Middle English overtaken, likely an replacement alteration (as the Middle English verb taken replaced nimen (“to take”)), of Middle English overnimen (“to overtake”), from Old English oferniman (“to take by surprise, overtake”), equivalent to over- + take.",
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"word": "exceed"
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"sense": "surpass",
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"word": "undertake[curbside]]>"
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"text": "The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn.",
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{
"text": "The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus.",
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"ref": "2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London service”, in Modern Railways, page 18",
"text": "The station is planned to include platform loops enabling fast trains to overtake slower ones and is expected to be served by at least four trains per hour towards London.",
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"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "sabaqa",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "سَبَقَ"
},
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"code": "acw",
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"roman": "sabag",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "hasnel",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "հասնել"
},
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "aṙaǰ ancʿnel",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "առաջ անցնել"
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"roman": "vazancʿ anel",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "վազանց անել"
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"roman": "abgon anel",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
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"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "astrec"
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{
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"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "antrec"
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{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "ötmək"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadminavam",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "задминавам"
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"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chāo",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "超"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "賽過"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sàiguò",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "赛过"
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{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "overhale"
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{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "inhalen"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "preterpasi"
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{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "ohittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "dépasser"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "doubler"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "überholen"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "xepernáo",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "ξεπερνάω"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phthánō",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "φθάνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "katalambánō",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "καταλαμβάνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "előz"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "fara fram úr"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "ga",
"english": "le",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "tar suas"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "superare"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "sorpassare"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "oikosu",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "追い越す"
},
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"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "phdac",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "ផ្ដាច់"
},
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"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ttarajapda",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "따라잡다"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "passé dant"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "adipiscor"
},
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"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "taha"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "hipa"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "poki"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "popoki"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "güjcex",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "гүйцэх"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "nöxöx",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "нөхөх"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ezemdex",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "эзэмдэх"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "töröx",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "төрөх"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "kjøre forbi"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "køyre forbi"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "ultrapassar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "întrece"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "depăși"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obgonjátʹ",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "обгоня́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obognátʹ",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "обогна́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "predbehnúť"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "predbiehať"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "rebasar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "sobrepasar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "adelantar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "köra om"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "sollamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "geçmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "vượt"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 15 18",
"code": "nmn",
"lang": "ǃXóõ",
"sense": "to pass a more slowly moving object",
"word": "ǃkʻqáa"
}
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"To become greater than something else"
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"(economics) To become greater than something else"
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"_dis1": "7 81 13",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "overgå"
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{
"_dis1": "7 81 13",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "kasvaa suuremmaksi kuin"
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{
"_dis1": "7 81 13",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "ohittaa"
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{
"_dis1": "7 81 13",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "superar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 81 13",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "überholen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 81 13",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "superare"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 81 13",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "soverchiare"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 81 13",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "sopraffare"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "passere"
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"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "superar"
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"text": "Our plans were overtaken by events.",
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"To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away"
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"overcome",
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"_dis1": "33 22 45",
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "dogonvam",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "догонвам"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "indhente"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "saavuttaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 22 45",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "saada kiinni"
},
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"_dis1": "33 22 45",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "acadar"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 22 45",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "aufholen"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 22 45",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "raggiungere"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 22 45",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "dobehnúť"
},
{
"_dis1": "33 22 45",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "dobiehať"
},
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"_dis1": "33 22 45",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to catch up with, but not pass",
"word": "alcanzar"
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{
"_dis1": "5 8 87",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to occur unexpectedly take by surprise; surprise and overcome",
"word": "overraske"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 8 87",
"code": "fi",
"english": "take by surprise",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to occur unexpectedly take by surprise; surprise and overcome",
"word": "yllättää"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 8 87",
"code": "fi",
"english": "surprise and overcome",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to occur unexpectedly take by surprise; surprise and overcome",
"word": "muuttaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 8 87",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to occur unexpectedly take by surprise; surprise and overcome",
"word": "surprendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 8 87",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to occur unexpectedly take by surprise; surprise and overcome",
"word": "sorprendere"
},
{
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to occur unexpectedly take by surprise; surprise and overcome",
"word": "sorprender"
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"ipa": "/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk/",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/oʊvɚˈteɪk/",
"tags": [
"US"
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},
{
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)teɪk/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈoʊvɚteɪk/",
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"sense": "economics: to become greater than something else",
"word": "overgå"
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},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "over",
"3": "take"
},
"expansion": "over- + take",
"name": "pre"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English overtaken, likely an replacement alteration (as the Middle English verb taken replaced nimen (“to take”)), of Middle English overnimen (“to overtake”), from Old English oferniman (“to take by surprise, overtake”), equivalent to over- + take.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "overtakes",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "overtake (plural overtakes)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "There wasn't enough distance left before the bend for an overtake, so I had to trundle behind the tractor for another mile.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver."
],
"links": [
[
"maneuver",
"maneuver"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/oʊvɚˈteɪk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪk"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)teɪk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈoʊvɚteɪk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-overtake.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cf/En-us-overtake.ogg/En-us-overtake.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/En-us-overtake.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"word": "overtake"
}
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