Overtake and Reach

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Overtake

Overtake verb - To move fast enough to get even with.

Usage example: the thunderstorm overtook them suddenly

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Reach is a synonym for overtake in catch topic. In some cases you can use "Reach" instead a verb "Overtake", when it comes to topics like activity, range, catch up with.

Nearby Words: overtaking, overtaken

Reach

Reach verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Overtake is a synonym for reach in activity topic. You can use "Overtake" instead a verb "Reach", if it concerns topics such as touch, catch, arrive at, catch up with.

Nearby Words: reached, reaching, reachable

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area	overtake area	reach area
speed	overtake speed	reach speed
earth	overtake earth	reach earth
world	overtake world	reach world
Other words: ship.

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As long as you don't hit any dead ends or flounder around and bump into one you can stay just out of their reach and they can never overtake you.

Source: Road Runner PC
Zeno's paradox has survived 23 centuries and now could be declared "immortal": In a race, the quickest runner can never overtake the slowest, since the pursuer must first reach the point whence the pursued started, so that the slower must always hold a lead.

Source: Creator / Jorge Luis Borges

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