追い抜く

おいぬく

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to pass (a car); to overtake See also: 追い越す (おいこす).
2. to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance; to outsail See also: 追い越す (おいこす).

Kanji

• 追 chase. Read as おう.
• 抜 pull out. Read as ぬく.

Example sentences

• もしスペンサーが文を足して訳し続けなければ、他の貢献者がきっと彼を追い抜くだろう。
  If Spenser doesn't keep adding and translating sentences, the other contributors will surely surpass him.
• あの車に追い抜かれた。
  I was overtaken by that car.

Common phrases

• 選手を追い抜く

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