English-Swedish translations for overtake

• köra om
  Vi har länder som Kroatien och Makedonien, som är i färd med att köra om andra anslutningskandidater.We have countries such as Croatia and Macedonia that are about to overtake candidate countries.
  Det går inte att köra om extrema högernationalister ännu längre till höger, vilket är vad somliga försöker göra.You cannot overtake extremist right-wing nationalists even further to the right, which is what some people are trying to do.

Definition of overtake

• To pass a more slowly moving object or entity
• To become greater than something else

Examples

• The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn
• The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus
• Our plans were overtaken by events

Related words

• overtaking
• overtax
• overtaxing
• overtask
• overtalk
• overtalking
• restriction on overtaking