Overtake meaning

What does “overtake” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“overtake” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: catch up with and possibly overtake.

overtake

verb

  1. catch up with and possibly overtake

    “The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp”

  2. travel past

    “The sports car passed all the trucks”

    Synonymspassoverhaul
  3. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University