Translations for „overtook“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . overtake <-took,-taken> [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk, Am ˌoʊvɚˈ-] VB trans

1. overtake (go past, become greater):

overtake a car, a country, a competitor

догоня́ть

2. overtake (exceed):

overtake an amount, a level

превыша́ть

3. overtake (happen):

overtake

случа́ться

to be overtaken by fate

быть засти́гнутым судьбо́й

to be overtaken by terror/grief

быть охва́ченным у́жасом/го́рем

to overtake sb

застига́ть кого́-ли́бо

II . overtake <-took,-taken> [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk, Am ˌoʊvɚˈ-] VB intr

overtake

обру́шиваться

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In mid-2004 mobile telephones overtook fixed lines in service for the first time.

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Cannon co-existed with throwing-machines until the mid-15th century, when they overtook the latter in terms of destructive power.

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After about an hour or so, one of these parties overtook the villistas in a very narrow ravine.

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However, events overtook this project and it was canceled.

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