over take

Definition of over take in English English dictionary
overtake: To pass a more slowly moving object
overtake: To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc
I overtook and passed the doctor between Woking and Send. 1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds.
overtake: To become greater than something else
overtake: To occur unexpectedly
Our plans were overtaken by events..
take over: to appropriate something without permission
take over: to adopt a further responsibility or duty
He will take over the job permanently when the accountant retires.
take over: to annex a territory by conquest or invasion
Ancient Rome took over lands throughout the known world.
take over: to relieve someone temporarily
If you will take over driving, I'd like to get some sleep.
take over: To become more successful than someone or something else
Tiger Woods has taken over as the top golfer.
take over: to assume control of something, especially by force; to usurp
take over: to buy out the ownership of a business
Acme Motors is to take over Jetcar Industries this week, if all goes as planned.
overtake: {f} catch up to; pass; surpass; come upon suddenly, attack suddenly
overtake: {v} to come up with, to catch
overtake: If you overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them. When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane The red car was pulling out ready to overtake
overtake: If an event overtakes you, it happens unexpectedly or suddenly. Tragedy was shortly to overtake him, however. = befall
overtake: If someone or something overtakes a competitor, they become more successful than them. Sales are booming in Japan, which has overtaken Britain as the Mini's biggest market
overtake: Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken), drunken
overtake: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overtake: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
overtake: To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome
overtake: If a feeling overtakes you, it affects you very strongly. Something like panic overtook me = overwhelm
overtake: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
overtake: To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with
overtake: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
take over: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
take over: take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
take over: If one thing takes over from something else, it becomes more important, successful, or powerful than the other thing, and eventually replaces it. Cars gradually took over from horses When the final vote came, rationality took over. see also takeover
take over: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
take over: {f} capture, take into command
take over: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
take over: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
take over: do over; "They would like to take it over again"
take over: take up and practice as one's own
take over: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
take over: If someone takes over a country or building, they get control of it by force, for example with the help of the army. The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate
take over: If you take over a job or role or if you take over, you become responsible for the job after someone else has stopped doing it. His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres In 1966, Pastor Albertz took over from him as governing mayor She took over as chief executive of the Book Trust
take over: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
take over: If you take over a company, you get control of it, for example by buying its shares. A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways
take priority over: make something more important than something else, give importance regarding something

over take

Turkish pronunciation

ōvır teyk

Pronunciation

/ˈōvər ˈtāk/ /ˈoʊvɜr ˈteɪk/

Etymology

[ 'O-v&r ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar above, beyond, over, Latin super, Greek hyper.

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