overtook

Meaning of overtook

verb
  1. To pass a more slowly moving object or entity.
    The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus.
  2. To become greater than something else
  3. To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away
    Our plans were overtaken by events.

Information about overtook

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of overtook

over-took

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • overtook is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with overtook

took, Skiatook, betook, caretook, retook, schtook, shtook, stocktook, uptook, entertook, partook, pertook, prepartook, preundertook, undertook, unpartook, Aroostook, cornstook, mistook, stook, outtook

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