Word: overtaken
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
ta
ken
Definition: past 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 pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.
Affix: -en
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb.