обгоня́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• outrun verb To run faster than someone or something, or to escape by outpacing it.
• overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.

Senses

обгоня́ть is used for these senses in English:

• outrun (transitive) To run faster than.
• overtake To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

overtake — full definition

1. verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
2. verb To become larger, better, or more important than something else.

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