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# overtake

verb (overtake, overtakes, overtook, overtaken, overtaking)

«overtake» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To overtake is to catch up with someone moving in the same direction and go past them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#m1)
2. To overtake can mean to become bigger or better than someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#m2)
3. To overtake can mean to happen to someone suddenly, like a feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#m3)

### In the lessons

In road safety, cars overtake cyclists and must leave plenty of space; overtaking is dangerous on bends and hills. In races, a runner overtakes another. In stories, "fear overtook him". American English often says "pass".

### Examples

- The runner overtook three others on the last lap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#x1)
- Never overtake on a bend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#x2)
- A car overtook our bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#x3)
- Sales of e-books may overtake paper books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#x4)
- Sleep overtook the tired children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#x5)
- The faster horse overtook the leader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#x6)
- The Prince followed, but could not overtake her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/#x7)

### Note

Irregular like "take": overtake, overtook, overtaken. Noun: overtaking. In maths speed problems, one overtakes the other when they have travelled the same distance from the same start.

## In Jewish tradition

To catch up with someone, as the enemy hopes to do at the sea, or to come upon a person, as the blessings will if Israel obeys.

**Interpretation.** The blessings are read as following Israel and catching up with it as a reward for hearing God's voice.

### Examples

- And all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.28.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x1)
- The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.' (Torah EXO.15.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x2)
- Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night. (Writings JOB.27.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x3)
- Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them. (Writings PSA.69.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x4)
- Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee. (Writings PSA.21.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x5)

### Note

Irregular like "take": overtake, overtook, overtaken. Noun: overtaking. In maths speed problems, one overtakes the other when they have travelled the same distance from the same start.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overtake» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overtake» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overtake.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «overtake» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overtake» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/overtake.html) on Mova free.