overtake

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. indhente; overvælde; ramme pludseligt
vi. overhale ved at køre hurtigere
Word Forms
Past Tenseovertook
Present Participleovertaking
Past Participleovertaken
Third Person Singularovertakes
Pluralovertakes

Example Sentences

overtake on the outside

at overhale på ydersiden

It's dangerous to overtake at a corner.

Det er farligt at overhale i et sving.

No one could overtake him.

Ingen kunne overhale ham.

the car wouldn't go uphill or overtake on the flat.

bilen ville ikke køre op ad bakke eller overhale på flad grund.

I had to walk very fast to overtake you.

Jeg måtte gå meget hurtigt for at overhale dig.

13 Yes, days are coming, says the LORD, When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the vintager, him who sows the seed;

13 Ja, der vil komme dage, siger Herren, hvor pløjmand vil overhale høstmand, og vintersanker, den, der sår såsæd;

Real-world Examples

So, bone resorption usually overtakes bone formation around the 8th decade of life.

Således overtager knogleabsorption normalt knogledannelse omkring det 8. årti af livet.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

In the event that water overtakes your vehicle, get out immediately.

Hvis vandet oversvømmer dit køretøj, skal du straks stige ud.

Source: Popular Science Essays

I hate it when swimmers overtake me!

Jeg hader det, når svømmere overhaler mig!

Source: 6 Minute English

I was doing eighty when I overtook you.

Jeg kørte firs, da jeg overhalede dig.

Source: New Concept English: British English Version, Book 1 (Translation)

With his long stride, he often overtakes me.

Med sit lange skridt overhaler han mig ofte.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

Are you going all-out to overtake Alibaba?

Går du all-in for at overhale Alibaba?

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Its population will soon overtake its Asian rival's.

Dens befolkning vil snart overgå dets asiatiske rival.

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

Private house-building overtook that of local authorities.

Privat boligbyggeri overgik det, der blev udført af lokale myndigheder.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Because of the tie score, Tottenham cannot overtake Leicester for first place.

På grund af den uafgjorte stilling kan Tottenham ikke overhale Leicester for førstepladsen.

Source: VOA Special May 2016 Collection

Fortunately, the treat part of the phrase has thoroughly overtaken the trick part.

Heldigvis har slikdelen af sætningen fuldstændigt overtaget trylledelen.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

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