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Search phrase: overtake

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
King LearKL III.vii.65The winged Vengeance overtake such children.The winged Vengeance ouertake such Children.
King LearKL V.i.39.2I'll overtake you.Ile ouertake you,
MacbethMac I.iv.19To overtake thee. Would thou hadst less deserved,To ouertake thee. Would thou hadst lesse deseru'd,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.449Go, Gratiano, run and overtake him,Goe Gratiano, run and ouer-take him,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.50able to overtake seventeen years old. It were a gootable to ouertake seuenteene yeeres old. It were a goot
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.v.73Upon the company you overtake?Vpon the companie you ouertake?
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.125And yet it cannot overtake your slow purse.And yet it cannot ouer-take your slow purse.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.30He overtaketh in his pilgrimage;He ouer-taketh in his pilgrimage.

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Glossary

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catchcatch up with, overtake
cote[from the movement of dogs in hare coursing] overtake, outstrip, pass by
latedbelated, benighted, overtaken by night
nightedblacked-out, overtaken by night
overflyfly past, overtake in flight
overreachovertake, come up with, pass by
overtakedrunkenly overcome, overpowered by drink
overtakesurpass, outdo, rival
overtakecatch up to, come up with
overtakeaccomplish, achieve, fulfil
takeovertake, encounter, meet up with

Thesaurus

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flight, overtake inoverfly
night, overtaken bynighted
night, overtaken bylated
overtakecote
overtakecatch
overtaketake
overtakeoverreach
overtake in flightoverfly
overtaken by nightlated

Themes and Topics

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Past tenses... ham v ii 378 o’ertook was overtaken ham ii i 58 rid hath r...
Abbreviations...ossible catch (v ) 3 catch up with overtake tem v i 316 [prospero to alonso] [i'll]...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
OVERTAKEBASICsee TAKE
TAKEACTIONovertake v

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