Overtook vs Overbook - What's the difference?
overtook | overbook |
(overtake)
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
As verbs the difference between overtook and overbook
is that overtook is simple past of overtake while overbook is to sell or guarantee more seats for an event than actually exist.overtook
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Verb
(head)overtake
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Verb
- "I overtook' and passed the doctor between Woking and Send." '''1898 ,
- "Our plans were overtaken by events."