обогна́ть

uncommon #6878

verbperfective imperfective is обгоня́ть

1.
to overtake, to pass, to outrun, to leave behind
Вско́ре меня́ обогна́ли дво́е молоды́х люде́й.
Soon two young men overtook me.
Of vehicles, runners, walkers; perfective of обгонять.
2.
to surpass, to outstrip, to outdo
В матема́тике прия́тель мой меня́ обогна́л.
My friend has surpassed me in maths.

Motion info

обогна́ть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion гнать with prefix об- (around).

Водитель, прибавивший скорость, быстро обогнал автобус.
The driver who increased his speed quickly overtook the bus.
Эйнштейн намного обогна́л своё вре́мя.
Einstein was far in advance of his time.
Черепа́ха обогнала́ за́йца.
The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.
Машина, мчащая по шоссе, обогнала всех.
The car speeding along the highway overtook everyone.
Велогонщик быстро обогнал соперников на трассе.
The racing cyclist quickly overtook his rivals on the track.
Индия вот-вот обго́нит Китай и ста́нет самой многонаселённой страно́й ми́ра.
India is poised to surpass China and become the world's most populous country.
Рысящий жеребёнок быстро обогнал остальных.
The trotting foal quickly overtook the others.
Мы обогнали пылящий автобус на трассе.
We overtook the dust-raising bus on the highway.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	обгони́
вы	обгони́те

гнатьto drive; to drive away; to lie; to distil; to persecute
verbimperfective
угна́тьto steal (a vehicle); to drive away
verbperfective
вогна́тьto drive in; to drive (into a place); to throw (into a state)
verbperfective
вы́гнатьto kick out; to distil
verbperfective
гна́тьсяto chase after (за кем-чем)
verbimperfective

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