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  • sich überwerfen mit
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überworfen
    Preterite (written past): überwarf
    1.
    to have a falling out with someone
    (Usually used on past tense. Sounds a bit "formal". The self reference is in Accusative.)
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  • überarbeiten
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überarbeitet
    Preterite (written past): überarbeitete
    1.
    to rework
    (modify a piece of work)
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    2.
    to overwork oneself
    ("sich+Acc überarbeiten" - only works reflexively in German, so you cannot overwork your staff)
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  • überbacken
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überbacken
    Preterite (written past): überbuk
    1.
    to gratinate, to scallop
    (Mainly used for covering something with cheese and baking it. NOT for pizza though - that would make too much sense.)
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  • überbieten
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überboten
    Preterite (written past): überbat
    1.
    to top an offer, to beat
    (by going higher)
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    2.
    to excell
    ("sich+Acc überbieten")
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  • überblättern
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überblättert
    Preterite (written past): überblätterte
    1.
    to miss or skip by turning too many pages
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  • überbringen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überbracht
    Preterite (written past): überbrachte
    1.
    to pass, to relay
    (for messages and greetings)
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  • überbrücken
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überbrückt
    Preterite (written past): überbrückte
    1.
    to bridge
    (Almost always used in the sense of someone "bridging" a period of time with a temporary solution to some problem.)
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    2.
    to jumper, to bypass
    (In a sense of electric circuits and similar things.)
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  • überdauern
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überdauert
    Preterite (written past): überdauerte
    1.
    outlast, outlive
    (often in context of something outlasting epoches or centuries)
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  • überdenken
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überdacht
    Preterite (written past): überdachte
    1.
    to reassess, to reconsider
    (Thinking about something you have already come to a conclusion about. Does NOT mean "over-think"... false friends alert!)
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  • überdrücken
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überdrückt
    Preterite (written past): überdrückte
    1.
    to "oversqueeze", to overpress
    (The word technically means that and every German understands it that way, but I have a really hard time finding a context for it.)
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  • übereignen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übereignet
    Preterite (written past): übereignete
    1.
    to transfer ownership
    ("jemandem etwas übereignen" - sounds formal and only used for "big" items, like a car or a company.)
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  • überfahren
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überfahren
    Preterite (written past): überfuhr
    1.
    to run
    (For a red light or a stop sign.)
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    2.
    to run over
    (For people.)
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    3.
    to overwhelm
    (A metaphorical use for running someone over with a request or a stream of words.)
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  • überfallen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überfallen
    Preterite (written past): überfiel
    1.
    to attack, to assault, to stick up someone, to rob
    (Similar to "rauben" but here the focus is on the act of attacking, rather than the taking stuff away. That's not always the goal .Also works for bank robberies and countries invading each other.)
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  • überfliegen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überflogen
    Preterite (written past): überflog
    1.
    to fly over
    (The area you fly over is the direct object. Technical aviation term.)
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    2.
    to skim-read
    (For texts. You "fly over" them.)
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  • überfordern
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überfordert
    Preterite (written past): überfordernd
    1.
    to over-challenge
    (Fairly common verb, particularly in context of work or school)
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  • überführen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überführt
    Preterite (written past): überführte
    1.
    to transfer
    (A technical sounding term for transporting something or someone somewhere. Not for everyday transportation. Think of an old statue being shipped to a museum.)
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    2.
    to convict, to catch, to find out
    (The translations don't really capture it. "überführen" is the act of proving that someone did something, NOT the conviction. Think of Sherlock Holmes adding up the evidence and then concluding "Hence, you did it!" )
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  • übergeben (sich)
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übergeben
    Preterite (written past): übergab
    1.
    to hand over
    (Sounds formal and official. Think of someone handing over an important document. Also works for figurative things like the leadership role or something. The focus is on transfer, not on giving up.)
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    2.
    to throw up, to vomit
    ("sich+Acc übergeben" - less formal than "erbrechen" and less colloquial than "kotzen".)
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  • übergehen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übergangen
    Preterite (written past): überging
    1.
    to pass over, to ignore, to skip
    (The idea is that you skip someone even though it would have been their turn. Mostly used in context of decisions being made without someone, and also in the fun world of business and promotions.)
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  • überhitzen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überhitzt
    Preterite (written past): überhitzte
    1.
    to overheat
    (Works in the literal sense of temperature and also in a figurative sense, like for an economy for example.)
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  • überholen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überholt
    Preterite (written past): überholte
    1.
    to overtake
    (In context of traffic or a race.)
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    2.
    to overhaul
    (Primarily used for machines.)
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  • überhören
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überhört
    Preterite (written past): überhörte
    1.
    to (intentionally) not hear
    (It does NOT mean "to overhear" in the sense of hearing something you shouldn't. It is about NOT hearing something you normally should hear. Often used in context of ignoring remarks.)
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    2.
    to hear too much of something
    ("sich+Dat etwas+Acc überhören" - like eating your favorite food too often and you get to a point where you don't want it anymore. Not very common.)
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  • überkleben
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überklebt
    Preterite (written past): überklebte
    1.
    to glue over
    (Think of gluing a new poster over an old poster. The core theme here is covering.)
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  • überkommen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überkommen
    Preterite (written past): überkam
    1.
    to come over someone, to overtake someone
    ("überkommen+Acc" - the idea is that an urge or feeling suddenly comes over you. It is NOT the right verb for overcoming obstacles or adversary.)
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  • überlassen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überlassen
    Preterite (written past): überließ
    1.
    to leave to , to give
    (In the sense of "pass into someone's possession". Sounds formal.)
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    2.
    to leave up to
    ("jemandem+Dat etwas überlassen" leaving a decision or choice to someone.)
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  • überlasten
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überlastet
    Preterite (written past): überlastete
    1.
    to overload, to overstrain
    (In the sense of demanding too much of a person or object. NOT in the sense of charging electrically.)
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  • überleben
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überlebt
    Preterite (written past): überlebte
    1.
    to survive
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  • überlegen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überlegt
    Preterite (written past): überlegte
    1.
    to think
    (Thinking about everyday questions, where you need a solution/answer. Does NOT take a direct object, but you can connect a question like "when" or "if". Similar to "nachdenken", but more mundane.)
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    2.
    to decide, to think and decide, to come up with
    ("sich+Dat etwas überlegen" - here, the focus is essentially on the result of the thinging. Can be about a decision, but also about coming up with an idea. The self reference cannot be skipped if there's a result.)
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  • überlesen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überlesen
    Preterite (written past): überlas
    1.
    to over-read, to miss something of the writing
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  • überliefern
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überliefert
    Preterite (written past):
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    to pass on
    (ONLY in the sense of passing on knowledge over time. Like old wisdom or traditions.)
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  • übermitteln
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übermittelt
    Preterite (written past): übermittelte
    1.
    to relay, to transfer, to convey
    (In the context of information, usually as a relay. Sounds a bit stiff and formal.)
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  • übernachten
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übernachtet
    Preterite (written past): übernachtete
    1.
    to spend the night
    (In the sense of where you sleep. If you work all night, that's not "übernachten")
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  • übernehmen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übernommen
    Preterite (written past): übernahm
    1.
    to take (over), to take on, to adopt
    (Core idea is taking on a share from someone. Works in a wide range of contexts, similar to English. Also for responsibilites and positions. )
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    2.
    to take on too much
    ("sich+Acc übernehmen" - mostly in context of work or tasks)
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    3.
    to get a proper contract
    (Same idea as the first one. The idea is that a company gives a freelancer or an intern an actual real position after a time.)
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  • überprüfen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überprüft
    Preterite (written past): überprüfte
    1.
    to check, to double check, to verify
    (Check if some sort of claim is valid. "prüfen" by itself sounds a little more like "probing")
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  • überqueren
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überquert
    Preterite (written past): überquerte
    1.
    to cross
    (Streets and rivers. Needs a direct object.)
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  • überraschen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überrascht
    Preterite (written past): überraschte
    1.
    to surprise
    (Lit.: "to over-rush")
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  • überreden (zu)
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überredet
    Preterite (written past): überredete
    1.
    to talk someone into doing something
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  • überreichen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überreicht
    Preterite (written past): überreichte
    1.
    to hand over
    (sounds formal/festive)
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  • überreizen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überreizt
    Preterite (written past): überreizte
    1.
    over-stimulate
    (to wear out our sensory system with too much input)
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  • überschätzen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überschätzt
    Preterite (written past): überschätzte
    1.
    to overestimate
    (Also used used reflexively "sich einschätzen" in sense of overestimating one's abilities.)
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  • überschlagen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überschlagen
    Preterite (written past): überschlug
    1.
    to flip
    ("sich überschlagen" - mostly for vehicles, but sometimes also used in a figurative sense. But don't think of it as a general translation of "to flip"!)
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  • überschreiben
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überschrieben
    Preterite (written past): überschrieb
    1.
    to add a header
    ("überschreiben mit" - Sounds VERY clunky and it's rarely used. "die Überschrift" on the other hand is super common.)
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    2.
    to overwrite
    (Primarily used for data and memories. NOT for authority. )
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    3.
    to sign over
    (For property that you sign over to a family member, for example.)
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  • überschreiten
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überschritten
    Preterite (written past): überschritt
    1.
    to cross, to exceed
    (Primarily used in contexts of crossing a threshold or limit.)
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  • überschwemmen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überschwemmt
    Preterite (written past): überschwemmte
    1.
    to flood
    (Works for water flooding an area but also figuratively for flooding a market. It sounds like "too much" though. )
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  • übersehen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übersehen
    Preterite (written past): übersah
    1.
    to miss, to not see, to overlook
    (Super common in context of traffic signs.)
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    2.
    to oversee, to overlook
    (Pretty darn rare in this sense, but the adjective "übersichtlich" is based on this one.)
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  • übersenden
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übersendet
    Preterite (written past): übersendete
    1.
    to send
    (A formal option for sending someone something. Usually used for documents or other formal stuff.)
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  • übersetzen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übersetzt
    Preterite (written past): übersetzte
    1.
    to translate
    (Pretty much only in context of translating language or meaning. For other changes, "umwandeln" is probably more idiomatic. For math the word is "verschieben" ... and yes, I did add that after the call ;))
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  • überspringen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat übersprungen
    Preterite (written past): übersprang
    1.
    to skip
    (For example a chapter in a book or the intro of a Netflix series.)
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  • überstehen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überstanden
    Preterite (written past): überstand
    1.
    to weather, to withstand, to make it through
    (A crisis or challenge. Not as serious sounding as "durchstehen". "Überstehen" also works for making it through a really boring lecture.)
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  • übersteigen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überstiegen
    Preterite (written past): überstieg
    1.
    to exceed, to surpass
    (Usually used in negative contexts, like a price exceeding the budget or something like that. For positive contexts, "übertreffen" is more common. For the moment the threshhold is passed, "überschreiten" is the better choice.)
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  • überstellen
    (über (insep))
    Perfect (spoken past): hat überstellt
    Preterite (written past): überstellte
    1.
    to transfer
    (ONLY idiomatic in very few contexts. One is prisoners to a new facility, another is certain types of official mail. Sounds very formal and it's rarely used in daily life. )
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