Speakur

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overtakes

/ˈoʊvɚtˌeɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
over-takes
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚtˌeɪks/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of overtake

Questions

How do you pronounce overtakes?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚtˌeɪks/.
What does overtakes mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of overtake

How to pronounce overtakes

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