Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overtaking

/ˈoʊvɚtˌeɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: over-tak-ing
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚtˌeɪkɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overtake

noun

The act by which one thing overtakes another.

Example Sentences

"Figure 3.12 shows the number of overtakings as a function of the density of the vehicles. In general, the smaller the number of overtakings, the safer the traffic."

Inflected Forms

overtakings (plural)

Phrases

overtaking lane

Synonyms

passing

Antonyms

undertaking

Questions

How do you pronounce overtaking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚtˌeɪkɪŋ/.
What does overtaking mean?: present participle and gerund of overtake

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