ExamVocab
Browse Stories Tips Quiz Sign in
  1. Home
  2. Words
  3. O
  4. overtake
TOEFL

overtake

Definition

To catch up with and pass someone or something, especially in motion; to surpass.

Example

"The cyclist quickly overtook the leader in the final stretch of the race."
Sign in to save TOEFL PDF — $25
← overt overtax →

Study tips featuring "overtake"

TOEFL Academic Vocabulary: Study by Topic

Related words

TOEFL brighten GRE abash GRE abate GRE abbreviate GRE abbreviation SAT abdicate GRE abduct SAT abet GRE abhor GRE abide SAT abject TOEFL ablaze