- Overcome / Overtaken By Events
- Abbreviation: OBE
Универсальный русско-английский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный русско-английский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Overcome By Events — (OBE) or Overtaken By Events (OTBE), is a term of military origin used when the initial solution to a problem is rendered useless by unexpected events, raising a need for a different solution. Examples An example for OBE, albeit in a political… … Wikipedia
Overcome by events — (OBE) or Overtaken By Events (OTBE), is a term of military origin used when a situation changes so rapidly that previously proposed courses of action are no longer relevant. Examples An example for OBE, albeit in a political context, would be the … Wikipedia
Overtaken — Overtake O ver*take , v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p. {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion; also, to catch up with and move ahead of. [1913 Webster +PJC] Follow after… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
overtake — o|ver|take [ˌəuvəˈteık US ˌouvər ] v past tense overtook [ ˈtuk] past participle overtaken [ ˈteıkən] 1.) [I and T] to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them ▪ He pulled out to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Overtake — O ver*take , v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p. {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion; also, to catch up with and move ahead of. [1913 Webster +PJC] Follow after the men;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overtaking — Overtake O ver*take , v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p. {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion; also, to catch up with and move ahead of. [1913 Webster +PJC] Follow after… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overtook — Overtake O ver*take , v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p. {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion; also, to catch up with and move ahead of. [1913 Webster +PJC] Follow after… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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OBE (disambiguation) — OBE may stand for: Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Out of body experience Out Of Box Experience Open Back End, functionality in computer software Off budget enterprise, type of government body Outcome based education… … Wikipedia
OBE — Order of the British Empire (Miscellaneous » Awards & Medals) *** Out of Body Experience (Medical » Hospitals) * Outcomes Based Education (Community » Educational) * Overcome by Events (Governmental » Military) * Overtaken By Events (Governmental … Abbreviations dictionary