Overtake

Verb

 * 1) To pass a more slowly moving object.
 * 2) To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc.
 * "I overtook and passed the doctor between Woking and Send." 1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
 * 1)  To become greater than something else
 * 2) To occur unexpectedly
 * "Our plans were overtaken by events."

Thesaurus
attend, befall, booze up, boozify, catch up with, come after, come up to, come up with, come upon, crock, displace, emanate, ensue, follow after, follow up, fuddle, gain on, gain upon, go after, hit, issue, lap, leave behind, leave standing, outdistance, outpace, outrun, outsail, outstrip, overhaul, overwhelm, pass, pickle, plaster, pollute, reach, replace, result, seize, souse, stew, stone, strike, succeed, supervene, swack, take, tipsify, track, trail

Translations

 * Arabic: سبق
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 * German:
 * Japanese: 追い越す
 * Korean: 따라잡다 (Ttarajapda)
 * Russian: обгонять, обогнать
 * Spanish:, , adelantar
 * Swedish: köra om
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Anagrams

 * takeover, take over