How to Pronounce Overtaking

To pronounce "overtaking", say OV-ert-ak-ing — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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4

Syllables

10

Letters

OV-ert-ak-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “overtaking”

"overtaking" has 4 syllables: ov-ert-ak-ing. It rhymes with breathtaking and undertaking, if that helps it stick.

What does overtaking mean?

verb

  1. To pass a more slowly moving object or entity.

    “The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus.”

  2. To become greater than something else

noun

  1. The act by which one thing overtakes another.

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Words that rhyme with overtaking

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breathtakingundertakingquakingpainstakinggroundbreakingheartbreakingforsakingmakingtakingstakingshakingraking

Related words

passingoverrunovercomingoutstrippingstretchsurpassingincreaseovershoot

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "overtaking"?▾

"Overtaking" has 4 syllables: ov · ert · ak · ing.

What does "overtaking" mean?▾

Overtaking: To pass a more slowly moving object or entity.

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