Overtake has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "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." | |
| 2. | Supply will soon overtake demand. | |
| 3. | If you hurry, you will soon overtake her. | |
| 4. | If you hurry, you will overtake him. | |
| 5. | We could not overtake him. | |
| 6. | Where did you overtake them? | |
| 7. | 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. | |
| 8. | A cart with four horses is not able to overtake the human tongue. | |
| 9. | There were times when I thought the sands would overtake and swallow me. | |
| 10. | The Prince followed, but could not overtake her. |