overtake
🇺🇸
/ˌəʊvərˈteɪk/
🇬🇧
/ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/
verb
R
to pass a moving vehicle or person by going faster
The car sped up to overtake the slow truck ahead.
車は前方の遅いトラックを追い越すために加速した。
R
to become more than something else in number, amount, or importance
Newer drugs quickly overtake older ones in effectiveness.
新しい薬は効果において古い薬をすぐに上回る。
R
to suddenly affect someone with an unpleasant feeling or event
A sudden fear can overtake anyone in a dark place.
暗い場所では、突然の恐怖が誰にでも襲いかかることがある。
translation
追い越す, 上回る, 襲う
語形変化
3rd Present
overtakes
Past
overtook
Perfect
overtaken
Progressive
overtaking