Overtake vs Overdo - What's the difference?
overtake | overdo |
To pass a more slowly moving object.
To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc.
(economics) To become greater than something else
To occur unexpectedly
To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
* Shakespeare
To overtask or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust.
To surpass; to excel.
To cook too much.
As verbs the difference between overtake and overdo
is that overtake is to pass a more slowly moving object while overdo is to do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.overtake
English
Verb
- "I overtook' and passed the doctor between Woking and Send." '''1898 ,
- "Our plans were overtaken by events."
See also
* Not to be confused with (take over).Anagrams
* English irregular verbsoverdo
English
Verb
- Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.
- to overdo one's strength
- (Tennyson)
- to overdo the meat