overtake

cim mà, rìskā, doke, wuce

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈəʊvə(r).teɪk/
• (US) IPA: /oʊvɚˈteɪk/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) overtake

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) overtakes

Past tense (ya wuce) overtook

Past participle (ya wuce) overtaken

Present participle (ana cikin yi) overtaking

(transitive)

1. To overtake is to catch up to and then pass or do better than something.

   he overtook me in the race <> ya cim minì à tsērên

   the times have overtaken us <> zāmànī yā rìskē mù

   He had to really increase his speed to overtake her car on the freeway.

   There was an overtaking lane on the road to allow cars to get passed the slow moving trucks going up the hills.

2. If something overtakes you, you are not ready, you are surprised, and overwhelmed by it.

   The government's reforms were overtaken by the mass demonstrations which called for big changes in the laws.