Overtake

Definition

overtake /ǝƱvǝ'teÇk/ v ( pt overtook /-'tƱk/; pp overtaken /-'teÇkǝn/) ၁။ ( esp Brit ) ေက်ာ္တက္သြားသည္။ overtake a tractor ❍ It's dangerous to overtake on a bend. ၂။ ေက်ာ္လြန္သည္။ ေက်ာသည္။ These figures could be overtaken by the end of the year. ❍ Italy's economy has overtaken that of its nearest competitors. ၃။ (esp passive) ေက်ာ္နင္းလႊမ္းမိုးသည္။ 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.

Examples

1. That’s a dangerous place to overtake.
2. The women students seem to be overtaking the men.
3. Sales look like overtaking last year’s total.
4. He was overtaken by violent anger.