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).

Мы бежали взапуски, стараясь обогнать друг друга.
We raced each other, trying to overtake one another.
Собака, припустившая за мячом, обогнала всех.
The dog, having sped off after the ball, overtook everyone.
Мальчик, приналёгший на весла, быстро обогнал друзей.
The boy, leaning into the oars, quickly overtook his friends.
Рысящий жеребёнок быстро обогнал остальных.
The trotting foal quickly overtook the others.
Мы не могли́ его обогна́ть.
We could not overtake him.
Нагонявший нас автобус наконец обогнал машину.
The bus that had been catching up with us finally overtook the car.
Эйнштейн намного обогна́л своё вре́мя.
Einstein was far in advance of his time.
Быстроходный катер обогнал все остальные лодки.
The high-speed motorboat overtook all the other boats.

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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