overtook

Verb

overtake (third-person singular simple present overtakes, present participle overtaking, simple past overtook, past participle overtaken)

1. To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
   • The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn.

   Synonyms:

   forge

   Antonyms:

   undertake[curbside]]>

2. (transitive) To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
   • Grocery sales in the north have overtaken those in the south.
3. To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.
   • Our plans were overtaken by events.

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