Wondering how to use Overtake in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as catch or overpower.
Overtake in a sentence
Related words
Overtake meaning
- To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
- To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
- To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.
Synonyms of Overtake
Using Overtake
- The main meaning on this page is: To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic). | To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc. | To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.
- Useful related words include: catch, whelm, sweep over, overpower.
- In the example corpus, overtake often appears in combinations such as: to overtake, overtake the, will overtake.
Context around Overtake
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 16 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overtake
- In this selection, "overtake" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, don, may, ambulance, china, don and dem stand out and add context to how "overtake" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attempt to overtake a car and attempt to overtake a vehicle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overtake" sits close to words such as aiken, bitterly and blazer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overtake
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
India did, in fact, overtake China as the most populous country this year. (13 words)
Critchley, under the influence of drugs, had been trying to overtake another car before losing control. (16 words)
However, when they approached Mudi River Bridge, the motorcycle taxi driver tried to overtake a car. (16 words)
His counterpart, Vishal Joon did the same a couple of minutes later to deny Luka Majcen, who still has a match in hand to overtake Sreenidi’s David Castaneda as the top-scorer of this Hero I-League. (38 words)
A draw at the Riverside would guarantee top six for Coventry, but would open the door for Millwall to overtake them into fifth and play Boro, if they were to beat Blackburn at the Den. (35 words)
But with no clear breakthrough in discussions over a new deal, rumours have mounted that he could depart as he seeks to overtake Michael Schumacher and become the most decorated Formula One star. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
I call it an appearance because, as Fela Anikulapo Kuti sang in Overtake Don Overtake Overtake, “Dem put civilian friends for there, them call am federal gofment.
According to police findings, the truck switched lanes in an attempt to overtake a vehicle ahead, not knowing there was a motorcycle on its right side.
A draw at the Riverside would guarantee top six for Coventry, but would open the door for Millwall to overtake them into fifth and play Boro, if they were to beat Blackburn at the Den.
After six to seven months, the attackers once again overtake the defenders and gain back the momentum.
And if you want to overtake especially humans, it involves a kind of action and reaction back and forth.
As Eiichiro Oda's manga is still ongoing with no signs of stopping yet, it may well overtake some currently longer anime in the near future.
Aside from Trump, Haley also has plans to overtake Florida Governor Ron DeSantis before the party held its first nominating contest in Iowa.
But this may be about to change, as India recently indicated it may overtake China following a substantial discovery of lithium reserves.
But with no clear breakthrough in discussions over a new deal, rumours have mounted that he could depart as he seeks to overtake Michael Schumacher and become the most decorated Formula One star.
Critchley, under the influence of drugs, had been trying to overtake another car before losing control.
Details are limited, but it appears a male motorcycle rider attempted to overtake a motorcar headed east on South Shore Road, when he collided with two bikes travelling in the opposite direction.
For context, it's very likely to overtake "Interstellar" ($647.8 million) to become Nolan's fourth biggest movie ever.
His counterpart, Vishal Joon did the same a couple of minutes later to deny Luka Majcen, who still has a match in hand to overtake Sreenidi’s David Castaneda as the top-scorer of this Hero I-League.
However, when they approached Mudi River Bridge, the motorcycle taxi driver tried to overtake a car.
If the driver of the yellow car was unable to pull into the left lane safely, it would have to stop and let the ambulance overtake them.
India did, in fact, overtake China as the most populous country this year.
In it, Edwards can be seen moving into the opposite lane in an attempt to overtake a car at around 10am.
It’s a decent enough power delivery that won’t leave you wanting when needing to overtake long trucks, though it can be a vocal engine when revved hard.
It seems unlikely that anyone could ever overtake Disney in the Hollywood cartoon business, even if they had another 100 years.
Louise Woodhead, 29, was driving with her partner Ben Rafferty, 32, and a friend when a car crashed into her while trying to overtake a tractor.
Common combinations with overtake
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: