overtake

overtake
transitive verb
1) also abs. (esp. Brit.): (pass) überholen

‘no overtaking’ — (Brit.) "Überholen verboten"

2) (catch up) einholen
3) (fig.)

be overtaken by events — [Plan:] von den Ereignissen überholt werden

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[əuvə'teik]
past tense - overtook; verb
(to pass (a car etc) while driving etc: He overtook a police-car.) überholen
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over·ˈtake
<-took, -taken>
I. vt
1. esp BRIT, AUS
to \overtake sb/sth (pass from behind) jdn/etw überholen; (catch up) jdn/etw einholen
2. (surpass)
to \overtake sb/sth jdn/etw überholen fig, SCHWEIZ a. vorfahren
3. (befall)
to \overtake sb jdn überraschen
to be \overtaken by events von den Ereignissen überholt werden
4. (affect)
to \overtake sb jdn überkommen
weariness overtook her Müdigkeit überkam sie
II. vi esp BRIT überholen
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["əʊvə'teɪk] pret overtook ["əUvə'tʊk] ptp overtaken ["əʊvə'teɪkən]
1. vt
1) competitor, rival einholen; (esp Brit = pass) runner, car etc überholen
2) (= take by surprise) (storm, night) überraschen; (fate) ereilen (geh)

overtaken by fear — von Furcht befallen

we were overtaken by events, events have overtaken us — wir waren auf die Entwicklung der Dinge nicht gefasst

2. vi (esp Brit)
überholen
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overtake irr
A v/t
1. einholen
2. überholen (auch fig)
3. jemanden überraschen (Dunkelheit etc)
B v/i überholen:
overtaking maneuver (bes Br manoeuvre) AUTO Überholmanöver n
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transitive verb
1) also abs. (esp. Brit.): (pass) überholen

‘no overtaking’ — (Brit.) "Überholen verboten"

2) (catch up) einholen
3) (fig.)

be overtaken by events — [Plan:] von den Ereignissen überholt werden

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v.
(§ p.,p.p.: overtook, overtaken)
= überholen v.
überraschen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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