überfahren

German

Etymology 1

über- +‎ fahren

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /yːbɐˈfaːʁən/, /yːbɐˈfaːɐ̯n/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: über‧fah‧ren

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (transitive, to drive over, causing injury or death) to run over, to run down
  2. (transitive, of a red traffic light or stop sign) to go through, to overshoot
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

über +‎ fahren

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐfaːʁən/, /ˈyːbɐfaːɐ̯n/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: über‧fah‧ren

Verb

überfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular present fährt über, past tense fuhr über, past participle übergefahren, past subjunctive führe über, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (dated, intransitive, to go from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to pass over, to cross [auxiliary sein]
  2. (dated, transitive, to transport from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to take across, to ferry over [auxiliary haben]
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

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