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get hold of vs overtake

overtake vs get hold of

get hold of and overtake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get hold of No No Yes No
overtake No No Yes No
As verbs, overtake is a hypernym of get hold of; that is, overtake is a word with a broader meaning than get hold of:
  • get hold of: affect
  • overtake: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hypernyms of get hold of include overcome, overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm.
get hold of (verb) overtake (verb)
affect catch up with and possibly overtake
be in or establish communication with overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
get into one's hands, take physically travel past
Difference between get hold of and overtake

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