different between overtake vs overrake

English

Etymology

From Middle English overtaken, equivalent to over- +? take.

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /??v?(?)?te?k/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /o?v??te?k/
  • Rhymes: -e?k
• (noun)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /???v?(?)te?k/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?o?v?te?k/

Verb

overtake (third-person singular simple present overtakes, present participle overtaking, simple past overtook, past participle overtaken)

1. To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

   Antonym: undertake (to pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside)

2. (economics) To become greater than something else
3. To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away

Translations

See also

• exceed
• surpass
  • Not to be confused with take over.

Noun

overtake (plural overtakes)

1. An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver.

Anagrams

• take over, takeover

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

overtake (present tense overtek, past tense overtok, past participle overteke, passive infinitive overtakast, present participle overtakande, imperative overtak)

1. Alternative form of overtaka

English

Etymology

over- +? rake

Verb

overrake (third-person singular simple present overrakes, present participle overraking, simple past and past participle overraked)

1. (transitive) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.

Anagrams

• rake over