tr.v., -took (-tʊk'), -tak·en (-tā'kən), -tak·ing, -takes.

1. 1. To catch up with; draw even or level with.
   2. To pass after catching up with.
2. To come upon unexpectedly; take by surprise: geopolitical strategists who were overtaken by events in southeast Asia.

verb

1. To come up even with another: catch up. See seek/avoid, win/lose/recovery.
2. To catch up with and move past: overhaul, pass. See approach/retreat.

v

Definition: catch; pass
Antonyms: fall behind

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: catch up with and possibly overtake
  Synonyms: catch, catch up with

Meaning #2: travel past, as of a vehicle
  Synonyms: pass, overhaul

Meaning #3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  Synonyms: overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indhente, overraske, gribe, overvælde

Nederlands (Dutch)
inhalen, overrompelen, overvallen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (GB) dépasser, rattraper, (fig) frapper (un pays), saisir (qn), surprendre (par l'orage), (fig) dépasser (une économie), prendre le pas sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - einholen, überholen, ereilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταφθάνω, προφταίνω, προλαβαίνω, προσπερνώ, ξεπερνώ, υπερβαίνω, συμβαίνω σε, πλήττω

Italiano (Italian)
raggiungere, sorpassare, oltrepassare, cogliere alla sprovvista, sorprendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - alcançar, apanhar, terminar a tempo

Русский (Russian)
догонять, обгонять, застигнуть, настигнуть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alcanzar, adelantar, pasar, rebasar, sorprender, abatirse, apoderarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hinna upp, köra om, överraska, drabba, få ngt färdigt (i tid)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
赶上, 压倒, 突然来袭

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 趕上, 壓倒, 突然來襲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 따라붙다, 압도하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追い越す, 突然襲いかかる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلحق ب, يدرك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עקף, השיג, תקף, בא עליו לפתע‬

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