Analysis Complete

overtake

/ overtake /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
catch up with and possibly overtake
"The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
Derived:
passing overtaking
Verb group:
catch
Entails:
compete vie contend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
travel past
"The sports car passed all the trucks"
Type of:
advance progress pass on
Kinds of:
get by clear top
Derived:
passing overtaking passage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Type of:
arouse elicit enkindle
Kinds of:
devastate seize clutch get hold of kill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
21
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advance progress pass on get by clear top arouse elicit enkindle devastate seize clutch