übersteigen

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German ubarstīgan. Cognate with Dutch overstijgen, Old English oferstīgan, Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ufarsteigan). Equivalent to über- +‎ steigen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌyːbɐˈʃtaɪ̯ɡən/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: über‧stei‧gen

Verb

übersteigen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present übersteigt, past tense überstieg, past participle überstiegen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to exceed
    Synonym: übertreffen
    Es übersteigt deine Vorstellungskraft. ― It's beyond anything you can imagine.
Conjugation

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

über +‎ steigen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐʃtaɪ̯ɡən/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: über‧stei‧gen

Verb

übersteigen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present steigt über, past tense stieg über, past participle übergestiegen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to climb over, to surmount
    Die Diebe sind vom Nachbarhaus auf unser Dach übergestiegen.
    The thieves climbed over to our roof from the house next door.
Conjugation

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