"overtake" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

overtake verbo

overtake + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 6
overtake Brazil • overtake one's record • overtake Japan • overtake China • overtake Britain • ...
overtake + preposición
Kolokacji: 10
overtake in • overtake with • overtake on • overtake at • overtaken by • ...
overtake + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 10
quickly overtake • eventually overtake • finally overtake • rapidly overtake • easily overtake • ...
(2) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2
(3) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
2. suddenly overtaken = nagle wyprzedzony suddenly overtaken
  • On the street corners, and in the squares, lay sick men, suddenly overtaken by the disease; and even corpses, distorted and rigid.
  • Two guys, spoiled bourgeoisie cruising on a Mexican highway, are suddenly overtaken by a car full of cops.
  • So she was baffled and depressed by the severe fatigue that seemed to have suddenly overtaken her and held her in its grip for months.
  • André didn't like the cold passion which had suddenly overtaken his crewman.
  • Then he was able to explain that he had been suddenly overtaken with an irresistible and violent fury.
  • Then she approached the queen, and begged permission to retire from the feast, because a severe indisposition had suddenly overtaken her.
  • She seemed oddly lighthearted, a woman suddenly overtaken by good humour.
  • Braxan shook her head frantically, suddenly overtaken by a new horror.
  • Merrill leaned back in the chair, suddenly overtaken by weariness.
  • Ash is suddenly overtaken by Saiki's persona, who then attempts to cross the time gate in Ash's body.

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