Word: overtaking
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
ta
king
Definition: Present participle of overtake; catch up with and possibly overtake
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: surrounding or covering
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To proceed to fill.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To proceed to fill.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.