обогна́ть

uncommon #8003

verbperfective

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).

Разгоняющийся велосипедист обогнал нас на спуске.
The cyclist accelerating overtook us on the descent.
Эйнштейн намного обогна́л своё вре́мя.
Einstein was far in advance of his time.
В сказке скороход обогнал всех соперников.
In the fairy tale, the fast runner outran all his rivals.
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.
Поднажавший водитель обогнал соперника на трассе.
The driver, having pushed harder, overtook his rival on the track.
Машина, мчащая по шоссе, обогнала всех.
The car speeding along the highway overtook everyone.
Машина, разбрызгивающая грязь, обогнала нас на дороге.
The car spraying mud overtook us on the road.
Машина, помчавшаяся по трассе, обогнала всех остальных.
The car speeding along the highway overtook all the others.
Их автомоби́ль обогна́л наш.
Their car overtook ours.

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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