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# overtake

«overtake» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to catch up with someone moving in the same direction and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (overtake, overtakes, overtook, overtaken, overtaking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To overtake is to catch up with someone moving in the same direction and go past them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#m1)

2) To overtake can mean to become bigger or better than someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#m2)

3) To overtake can mean to happen to someone suddenly, like a feeling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To catch up with someone, as the enemy hopes to do at the sea, or to come upon a person, as the blessings will if Israel obeys. Interpretation: The blessings are read as following Israel and catching up with it as a reward for hearing God's voice. In the primary lessons: In road safety, cars overtake cyclists and must leave plenty of space; overtaking is dangerous on bends and hills. In races, a runner overtakes another. In stories, "fear overtook him". American English often says "pass".

### examples

- And all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.28.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x1)
- The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.' (Torah EXO.15.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x2)
- Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night. (Writings JOB.27.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x3)
- Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them. (Writings PSA.69.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x4)
- Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee. (Writings PSA.21.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x5)
- The runner overtook three others on the last lap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x6)
- Never overtake on a bend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x7)
- A car overtook our bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x8)
- Sales of e-books may overtake paper books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x9)
- Sleep overtook the tired children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x10)
- The faster horse overtook the leader. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x11)
- The Prince followed, but could not overtake her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/#x12)

### note

Irregular like "take": overtake, overtook, overtaken. Noun: overtaking. In maths speed problems, one overtakes the other when they have travelled the same distance from the same start.

### In the corpora

- [And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1443/)
- [I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.249/)
- [Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.301/)
- [Let not the foot of pride overtake me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.571/)
- [Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1152/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «overtake» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overtake/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.