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overtake

[ˌəuvə'teɪk] брит. / амер.

гл.; прош. вр. overtook; прич. прош. вр. overtaken

догнать, наверстать; обогнать
обрушиваться, случаться внезапно, застигать врасплох
овладевать

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

overtake

(overtook; overtaken) догнать (catch up with), перегнать, обогнать (pass)

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And gathering up all my money at last, I could not succeed in getting some of the half imperials into my pocket, and holding them in my hands I rushed to overtake Prince Sergay and Darzan.
И, подхватив наконец все мои деньги, а несколько полуимпериалов так и не успев засунуть в карман и держа в горсти, я пустился догонять князя и Дарзана.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

"Stay, did he really beckon?" Raskolnikov wondered, but he tried to overtake him.
"Да полно, звал ли он?" -- подумал Раскольников, однако ж стал догонять.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media

The Hurons have broke a paddle, and they never can overtake us."
Гуроны сломали весло и не смогут догнать нас!
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Зверобой, или Первая тропа войны
Зверобой, или Первая тропа войны
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© Издательство "Детская литература", 1974
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

He was climbing as quickly as his muscles would permit, but he could not overtake the Commodore.
Пат Харрис карабкался вверх со всей скоростью, на какую он был способен, но коммодора догнать не смог.
Clarke, Arthur Charles / A Fall of MoondustКларк, Артур Чарльз / Лунная пыль
Лунная пыль
Кларк, Артур Чарльз
A Fall of Moondust
Clarke, Arthur Charles

In the street you meet and overtake bodies of soldiers, sharpshooters, officers; now and then you encounter a woman or a child, but it is no longer a woman in a bonnet, but a sailor's daughter in an old fur cloak and soldier's boots.
По улице встречаете вы и обгоняете команды солдат, пластунов, офицеров; изредка встречаются женщина или ребенок, но женщина уже не в шляпке, а матроска в старой шубейке и в солдатских сапогах.
Толстой, Л.Н. / Севастопольские рассказыTolstoy, Leo / Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Tolstoy, Leo
© 1888, by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Севастопольские рассказы
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976

Lead the men forward, and I will overtake you," he said, and, pulling up his cloak with one hand, and with the other constantly touching the image of Saint Mitrofaniy, in which he cherished a special faith, he set off on a run along the trench.
Ведите роту, а я вас догоню, - сказал он и, одной рукой подобрав шинель, другой рукой дотрагиваясь беспрестанно до образка Митрофания-угодника, в которого он имел особенную веру, почти ползком и дрожа от страха, рысью побежал по траншее.
Толстой, Л.Н. / Севастопольские рассказыTolstoy, Leo / Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Tolstoy, Leo
© 1888, by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Севастопольские рассказы
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976

"Let us gallop fast, master, everybody will take you for a Jesuit, going to give directions to your men, and we shall have passed the frontiers before they will be able to overtake us."
Живее, сударь, все примут вас за иезуита, который едет с приказами, и мы переправимся через границу прежде, чем за нами погонятся.
Voltaire / CandideВольтер / Кандид
Кандид
Вольтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1965
Candide
Voltaire
© 1918 by BONI & LIVERIGHT, INC.

Soon, however, I began to realise that Liszt and Kalkbrenner were beyond me, and that I should never overtake Katenka.
Но скоро Лист и Калькбренер показались мне не по силам, и я увидел невозможность догнать Катеньку.
Толстой, Л.Н. / ЮностьTolstoy, Leo / Youth
Youth
Tolstoy, Leo
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Юность
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Правда", 1987

You put him on the bales, Panteley, and let him come on slowly, and we shall overtake you.
Посади его, Пантелей, к себе на тюк и пусть себе едет помаленьку, а мы догоним.
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974

"The cunning knave is paddling dead to windward, and the Scud can never overtake him!"
— Ловкий негодяй гребет против ветра, и «Резвому» его не догнать!
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Следопыт, или На берегах Онтарио
Следопыт, или На берегах Онтарио
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981

Albine finished by running as fast as she could go, pursued by Serge, who was unable to overtake her.
В конце концов Альбина вскочила и помчалась во всю прыть; Серж кинулся за ней, но догнать ее не мог.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

It knew they must come to it-and that it lacked the speed to overtake the mother ships from which they operated.
Он знал, что ему от них не уйти, а его корабли недостаточно быстроходны, чтобы догнать самоходные базы, с которых они стартуют.
Weber, David,White, Steve / In Death GroundВебер, Дэвид,Уайт, Стив / Земля смерти
Земля смерти
Вебер, Дэвид,Уайт, Стив
In Death Ground
Weber, David,White, Steve
© 1997 by David Weber & Steve White

Deniska looked at the sky, rose in his seat, lashed at his horses and then answered: "By nightfall, please God, we shall overtake them."
Дениска поглядел на небо, приподнялся, стегнул по лошадям и потом уже ответил: - К ночи, бог даст, догоним...
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974

"Now, give way, Mishka! we'll overtake the barge."
- Ну, навались, Мишка, баркас перегоним.
Толстой, Л.Н. / Севастопольские рассказыTolstoy, Leo / Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Tolstoy, Leo
© 1888, by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Севастопольские рассказы
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976

Razumihin thought a minute and ran to overtake him.
Разумихин подумал и побежал догонять его.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media

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overtake1/4

ˌəuvə'teɪkVerbдогнать; наверстать; обогнатьExamples

Demand may overtake the supply. — Спрос может обогнать предложение.
Events have overtaken us. — Нас опередили события.
It is dangerous to overtake another car on a bend. — Опасно делать обгон на повороте.

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Collocations

overtake an industry

захватить отрасль

nonstop overtaking

обгон на ходу

overtaking distance

дистанция, проходимая обгоняющим автомобилем за время обгона

overtaking lane

полоса обгона

train overtaking

обгон поезда

overtaking speed

скорость догона

overtaking sea

попутная волна со скоростью бега больше скорости хода корабля

overtaking speed

скорость обгона

overtaking wave

попутная волна

no overtaking

обгон запрещён

overtaking a train

обгон поезда

Word forms

overtake

verb

Basic forms
Past	overtook
Imperative	overtake
Present Participle (Participle I)	overtaking
Past Participle (Participle II)	overtaken

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I overtake	we overtake
you overtake	you overtake
he/she/it overtakes	they overtake

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am overtaking	we are overtaking
you are overtaking	you are overtaking
he/she/it is overtaking	they are overtaking

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have overtaken	we have overtaken
you have overtaken	you have overtaken
he/she/it has overtaken	they have overtaken

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been overtaking	we have been overtaking
you have been overtaking	you have been overtaking
he/she/it has been overtaking	they have been overtaking

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I overtook	we overtook
you overtook	you overtook
he/she/it overtook	they overtook

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was overtaking	we were overtaking
you were overtaking	you were overtaking
he/she/it was overtaking	they were overtaking

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had overtaken	we had overtaken
you had overtaken	you had overtaken
he/she/it had overtaken	they had overtaken

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been overtaking	we had been overtaking
you had been overtaking	you had been overtaking
he/she/it had been overtaking	they had been overtaking

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will overtake	we shall/will overtake
you will overtake	you will overtake
he/she/it will overtake	they will overtake

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be overtaking	we shall/will be overtaking
you will be overtaking	you will be overtaking
he/she/it will be overtaking	they will be overtaking

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have overtaken	we shall/will have overtaken
you will have overtaken	you will have overtaken
he/she/it will have overtaken	they will have overtaken

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been overtaking	we shall/will have been overtaking
you will have been overtaking	you will have been overtaking
he/she/it will have been overtaking	they will have been overtaking

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would overtake	we should/would overtake
you would overtake	you would overtake
he/she/it would overtake	they would overtake

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be overtaking	we should/would be overtaking
you would be overtaking	you would be overtaking
he/she/it would be overtaking	they would be overtaking

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have overtaken	we should/would have overtaken
you would have overtaken	you would have overtaken
he/she/it would have overtaken	they would have overtaken

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been overtaking	we should/would have been overtaking
you would have been overtaking	you would have been overtaking
he/she/it would have been overtaking	they would have been overtaking

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am overtaken	we are overtaken
you are overtaken	you are overtaken
he/she/it is overtaken	they are overtaken

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being overtaken	we are being overtaken
you are being overtaken	you are being overtaken
he/she/it is being overtaken	they are being overtaken

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been overtaken	we have been overtaken
you have been overtaken	you have been overtaken
he/she/it has been overtaken	they have been overtaken

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was overtaken	we were overtaken
you were overtaken	you were overtaken
he/she/it was overtaken	they were overtaken

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being overtaken	we were being overtaken
you were being overtaken	you were being overtaken
he/she/it was being overtaken	they were being overtaken

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been overtaken	we had been overtaken
you had been overtaken	you had been overtaken
he/she/it had been overtaken	they had been overtaken

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be overtaken	we shall/will be overtaken
you will be overtaken	you will be overtaken
he/she/it will be overtaken	they will be overtaken

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been overtaken	we shall/will have been overtaken
you will have been overtaken	you will have been overtaken
he/she/it will have been overtaken	they will have been overtaken

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overtake

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overtake

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