überholen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- leapfrog noun A children's game in which players take turns vaulting over each other's stooped backs.
- outrun verb To run faster than someone or something, or to escape by outpacing it.
- outstrip verb To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
- overhaul noun A thorough repair, renovation, or revision of something.
- overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
Senses
überholen is used for these senses in English:
- leapfrog (transitive) To overtake.
- outrun (transitive) To run faster than.
- outstrip To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
- overhaul To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
- overhaul To pass, overtake, or travel past.
- overtake To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
- overtake (transitive) To become greater than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
leapfrog — full definition
- noun A children's game in which players take turns vaulting over each other's stooped backs.
- verb To overtake or advance past something or someone by skipping ahead, often repeatedly.