Overtakes synonyms

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attains
To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.
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overhauls
To pass, overtake, or travel past.
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passes
To pronounce; utter:
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overcomes
(Usually in passive) To overwhelm with emotion.
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whelms
To overcome with emotion.
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overpowers
To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue.
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overwhelms
To overcome emotionally
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catches
To grasp mentally; apprehend:
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reaches
(Naut.) To sail on a reach
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approaches
Approach means to move close to something.
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apprehends
(Intransitive) To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
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wins (related)
To achieve or obtain by effort:
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seeks (related)
To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
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Overtakes Sentence Examples

  • The ague-fit begins with chills proceeding as if from the lower part of the back, and gradually extending until the coldness overtakes the whole body.

  • Exceptional to this general rule, however, is a mood of pessimism which sometimes overtakes youths on the threshold of manhood.

  • But they were soon to have practical experience of the fate that overtakes those who attempt to arrest in mid-career a revolution they themselves have set in motion.

  • He must indeed take with him the sacred fire and implements for domestic sacrifice, but until death overtakes him he must wander silent, alone, possessing no hearth nor dwelling, begging his food in the villages, firm of purpose, with a potsherd for an alms bowl, the roots of trees for a dwelling, and clad in coarse worn-out garments.

  • The storm overtakes the boat, and it crashes to the shore.

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