Talk:overtake

A second meaning of "overtake" is come even with without passing, overcome the lead of (another vehicle). --67.180.178.92 11:20, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

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overtake

"To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc." One citation is given ("I overtook and passed..."), but it might be tautological rather than describing two sequential acts. Equinox ◑ 14:02, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

• RFV failed. I've moved the quotation to the citations page. —Granger (talk · contribs) 22:06, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

(tr) do better than

(tr) to surpass a level achieved by others: China has overtaken all other countries in cement consumption. JMGN (talk) 05:59, 17 July 2024 (UTC)