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overtake

To go past someone or something moving ahead of you.

Meaning of «overtake»

verb

to go past someone or something moving ahead of you

The car began to overtake the truck on the highway.

Translation

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Verb forms

Base form (V1)overtake
Past simple (V2)overtook
Past participle (V3)overtaken

Base form (V1)
Do not overtake a car on a bend.

Past simple (V2)
A red car overtook us on the road.

Past participle (V3)
The bus has overtaken the truck.

Verbs that change the same way

takeshakemistakeundertakeforsake

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