English → Latin
“overtake” in Latin
assequorto follow someone in order to come up to him; pursue, go after; to overtake, come up with, reach, catch up; to gain, obtcōnsequorto move, travel, come, pass or go after, or follow behind another (in time and/or space); to chase, to pursue, to go aft
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
overtake
To come up to, assequi; consequi: to overtake anybody in his flight, aliquem fugientem excipere (Cic.), or in fuga comprehendere.
To surprise, Vid: OVERTASK, Vid: OVERWORK.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for overtake?
- The usual Latin words for “overtake” are assequor, cōnsequor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.