Meanings (ES + gloss)
adelantar • rebasar • sobrepasar
To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus.
The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn.
superar
To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
Grocery sales in the north have overtaken those in the south.
sorprender
To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.
Our plans were overtaken by events.
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