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overtaken

US pronunciation
American soundovertaken
overtaken
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4 syllables
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o - ver - ta - ken -> overtaken

Myanmar meaning

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overtake /ǝƱvǝ'teÇk/ v (pt overtook /-'tƱk/; pp overtaken /-'teÇkǝn/)

၁။ (esp Brit ) ကျော်တက်သွားသည်။ overtake a tractor ❍ It's dangerous to overtake on a bend.
၂။ ကျော်လွန်သည်။ ကျောသည်။ These figures could be overtaken by the end of the year. ❍ Italy's economy has overtaken that of its nearest competitors.
၃။ (esp passive) ကျော်နင်းလွှမ်းမိုးသည်။ be overtaken by fear/surprise/bad weather ❍ The diplomatic mission was overtaken by events (ie by circumstances changing rapidly). ❍ The same fate overtook France several years later.

More examples
  • That’s a dangerous place to overtake.
  • The women students seem to be overtaking the men.
  • Sales look like overtaking last year’s total.
  • He was overtaken by violent anger.
Synonyms
pass, go beyond, go past, overhaul, leave behind, outdo, surpass, assail, beat, befall, better, catch off-guard, catch up with, catch; pass, come upon, engulf, gain on, get past, get to, happen, hit, outdistance, outstrip, overwhelm, reach, run by, strike, sweep over, take by surprise
Antonyms
fail, fall behind, lose, miss
Cross references
passgo beyondgo pastoverhaulleave behindoutdosurpassassailbeatbefallbettercatch off-guardcatch up withcatch; passcome uponengulfgain onget pastget tohappenhitoutdistanceoutstripoverwhelmreachrun bystrikesweep over
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