overtake
1 verb pass vehicle 2 verb pass person TRANSITIVEtéigh thar PhrV gabh thar PhrV téigh thart le she overtook me on the last lap chuaigh sí tharam ar an gcuairt deiridhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb surpass TRANSITIVEbarr a bhaint de téigh chun tosaigh ar sáraigh verb tablets have overtaken computers tá na táibléid i ndiaidh dul chun cinn ar na ríomhairíthey could overtake the US as the second largest economy d'fhéadfaidís áit na SA a ghlacadh mar an dara geilleagar is móthe demand for downloads has overtaken CDs tá ráchairt níos mó ar íoslódálacha ná mar atá ar dhlúthdhioscaí 4 verb suddenly affect sb TRANSITIVEbuail verb tar ar PhrV weariness overtook her bhuail tuirse í, fuair an tuirse an ceann is fearr uirthihe was overtaken by anger bhuail fearg é, tháinig corraí air, spréach sé 5 verb suddenly strike TRANSITIVEbuail verb tar ar PhrV disaster overtook the town bhuail tubaiste an bailedarkness overtook them tháinig an dorchadas orthu, thit an dorchacht orthu