Meaning

1 senses
  1. The act by which one thing overtakes another.

More definitions
  • going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: overtakings
Singularovertaking
Pluralovertakings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it:passing

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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