Illustration: On the oval exercise path of a Japanese neighborhood park, an elderly jogger moves past a younger adult who is walking briskly in the same direction. The jogger uses the outside of the path and is already half a stride ahead, with one foot pushing forward beyond the walker’s leading foot.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

追おい越こす

oikosu

to overtake, to pass

Example sentences

車くるまは一気いっきにスピードを上あげてトラックを追おい越こした。
The car put on a burst of speed and passed the truck.
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彼かれは車くるまの速度そくどを上あげて私わたしを追おい越こした。
He accelerated his car and overtook me.
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彼かれは他たの車くるまに追おい越こされるとアドレナリンが全開ぜんかいになる。
When he gets overtaken by another car, he gets a shot of adrenaline.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 追越

追chase; drive awayOnツイKunおう
越surpass; cross overOnエツ・オツKunこす・こえる

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