Verb:

(साथ होकर) आगे निकल जाना, अन्य यान से आगे निकलना, ओवरटेक,

overtaken's Usage Examples:

The last dynasty ended with Sultan Jalal-ud-din, during whose reign (1221-1231) a division of the Mogul army of Jenghiz Khan first invaded Khwarizm, while the khan himself was besieging Bamian; Jalal-ud-din, deserted by most of his troops, retired to Ghazni, where he was pursued by Jenghiz Khan, and again retreating towards Hindustan was overtaken and driven across the Indus.

While he was negotiating with Haesten the Danes at Appledore broke out and struck north-westwards, but were overtaken by Alfred's eldest son, Edward, and defeated in a general engagement at Farnham, and driven to take refuge in Thorney Island in the Hertfordshire Colne, where they were blockaded and ultimately compelled to submit.

When the German squadron was sighted it would have been possible to fall back on the " Canopus," but this would have entailed the destruction of the " Otranto," which would have been overtaken by the enemy in two or three hours.

Cadet Rostov, ever since he had overtaken the regiment in Poland, had lived with the squadron commander.

Croce has been overtaken by a similar fate.

The Wizard told them of the misfortune that had overtaken the wanderers.

Whilst pondering on the course he should follow, the marshal received the news of the awful disaster that had overtaken the emperor at Waterloo.

16) through the river Ems to the Northern Ocean, when he was overtaken by the storm described by Tacitus (Ann.

The linen trade introduced in the middle of the 18th century is extinct, and a like fate has overtaken the kelp and straw-plaiting industries.

Again Pierre was overtaken by the depression he so dreaded.

Synonyms:

compete, catch up with, vie, catch, contend,

Antonyms:

bore, begin, add, switch on, be born,