Overtaking can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| overtake - catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" | ||
| overtake - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||
| overtake - travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" | ||
Noun |
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| overtaking - going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me" |
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| 1. | verb | It is foreseen that, due to the decline in grain production, China will quickly become a world leading grain importing country, overtaking Japan. | |
| 2. | verb | "Ralph, you cannot overtake Damon, OK? This is a team order: you cannot overtake Damon. ...That bit about overtaking Damon — you heard that, didn't you? ...You get that, Ralph, did you hear me? ...Ralph, acknowledge." "...Yes, Sam." | |
| 3. | verb | An overtaking ban for lorries is in force on many motorways. | |
| 4. | verb | The invasive reed Phragmites has been steadily overtaking a marsh scientists are studying. | |
| 5. | verb | The car accelerated, overtaking the lorry. | |
| 6. | verb | The municipality has recently imposed an overtaking ban for this road. | |
| 7. | verb | Supply will soon overtake demand. | |
| 8. | verb | If you hurry, you will soon overtake her. | |
| 9. | verb | If you hurry, you will overtake him. | |
| 10. | verb | We could not overtake him. | |
| 11. | verb | Where did you overtake them? | |
| 12. | verb | Behold the days come saith the LORD that the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed and the mountains shall drop sweet wine and all the hills shall melt. | |
| 13. | verb | A cart with four horses is not able to overtake the human tongue. | |
| 14. | verb | "Ralph, you cannot overtake Damon, OK? This is a team order: you cannot overtake Damon. ...That bit about overtaking Damon — you heard that, didn't you? ...You get that, Ralph, did you hear me? ...Ralph, acknowledge." "...Yes, Sam." | |
| 15. | verb | There were times when I thought the sands would overtake and swallow me. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| It is foreseen that, due to the decline in grain production, China will quickly become a world leading grain importing country, overtaking Japan. | |
| "Ralph, you cannot overtake Damon, OK? This is a team order: you cannot overtake Damon. ...That bit about overtaking Damon — you heard that, didn't you? ...You get that, Ralph, did you hear me? ...Ralph, acknowledge." "...Yes, Sam." | |
| An overtaking ban for lorries is in force on many motorways. | |
| The invasive reed Phragmites has been steadily overtaking a marsh scientists are studying. | |
| The car accelerated, overtaking the lorry. | |
| The municipality has recently imposed an overtaking ban for this road. | |
| Supply will soon overtake demand. | |
| If you hurry, you will soon overtake her. | |
| If you hurry, you will overtake him. | |
| We could not overtake him. | |
| Where did you overtake them? | |
| Behold the days come saith the LORD that the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed and the mountains shall drop sweet wine and all the hills shall melt. | |
| A cart with four horses is not able to overtake the human tongue. | |
| "Ralph, you cannot overtake Damon, OK? This is a team order: you cannot overtake Damon. ...That bit about overtaking Damon — you heard that, didn't you? ...You get that, Ralph, did you hear me? ...Ralph, acknowledge." "...Yes, Sam." | |
| There were times when I thought the sands would overtake and swallow me. | |