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overtake

/ˈoʊvərˌteɪk/ /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/
verb Irregular verbovertake overtook overtaken
  1. 1
    sollamak, (aracı) geçmek

    To pass a slower vehicle on a road.

    • He overtook the car in front.
      Öndeki arabayı solladı.
    • It is dangerous to overtake on a bend.
      Virajda sollamak tehlikelidir.
  2. 2
    geride bırakmak, (birini) geçmek

    To become bigger, better or more successful than someone or something.

    • She overtook her rivals to win.
      Rakiplerini geride bırakıp kazandı.
    • Online sales overtook shop sales this year.
      Bu yıl çevrimiçi satışlar mağaza satışlarını geçti.
  3. 3
    (aniden) yakalamak, bastırmak

    Of something unpleasant, to happen to someone suddenly.

    • A storm overtook the climbers near the top.
      Zirveye yakın tırmanıcıları bir fırtına yakaladı.
    • She was suddenly overtaken by fear.
      Aniden korku onu yakaladı.

Verb Forms Irregular A-B-C · Üç biçim de farklı

Base overtake
/ˈoʊvərˌteɪk/
Past overtook
/ˌoʊvərˈtʊk/
Participle overtaken
/ˈoʊvərˌteɪkən/
How the past is formed

No ‑ed✗overtaked ✓overtook

Bu fiil düzensizdir: -ed kuralı uygulanmaz, past ve participle biçimleri ezberlenir.

  • Pastovertake → overtookSondaki “ake” yerine “ook” gelir.
  • Participleovertake → overtakenBase biçimine -n eklenir.

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Synonyms

passgo pastoutstripoutpaceget ahead of

Antonyms

fall behind

Collocations

overtake a carovertake a vehicleovertake on the leftovertake on the right

Related Words

roadvehiclespeedtrafficdrivelane