overtake /.әuvә'teik/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) catch up with and possibly overtake

Chinese translation

• vt. 赶上, 突然降临于, 压倒, 代替

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/.әuvә'teik/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.3 · Common

Word forms

overtaken, overtook, overtaking, overtakes

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