über
ADP · German
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The corpus records 10 senses of über. Each sense below has its own Add to list, so you choose the one you mean.
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Experimental coverage — measured below Partial on the number of recorded words, definitions, translations, word forms and pronunciation. Treat entries as evidence to check; meanings may be incomplete.
German is Experimental in Words. Support is measured, not declared: a language reaches Partial only when every measure meets its threshold, and a measure that has not been taken does not count. The development corpus holds 30 source-backed words in German. What is shown may be incomplete, and pronunciation audio, generated forms and generated examples are not offered.
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Definition: [with accusative or dative] above, over (spatially) From a source of medium confidence.
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- Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. Over the forest, the sky is blue. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
- Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. The birds flew over the forest. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
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Definition: [with accusative] about, concerning, over, at (in reference to) From a source of medium confidence.
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- Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. The entire class laughed at her joke. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
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Definition: [with accusative] via, through, by way of From a source of medium confidence.
No translation has been attempted for this sense.
- Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. The train goes via the main station. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
- Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. I buy everything through the internet. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
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Definition: [with accusative] across From a source of medium confidence.
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- Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
- Das Schiff legt an, und die Besucher steigen in einen weißen Bus, der sie über die Insel fährt. The ship docks and the visitors step into a white bus, which drives them across the island. 2010, Der Spiegel, number 24/2010, page 128:
- Die Popularität von Jeans reicht über alle Altersklassen und soziale Schichten hinweg. The popularity of jeans extends across all age classes and social classes. 2012 June 29, Die Welt, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2013, page 22:
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Definition: [with accusative] during, for, over (a time period) From a source of medium confidence.
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- Es regnete über das Wochenende. It rained over the weekend. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
- Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. He's lied to us for years. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
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Definition: [with accusative] about, on the topic of From a source of medium confidence.
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- Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. I'm writing a book about Goethe's life. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
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Definition: around, among From a source of medium confidence.
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Definition: [with accusative] over, more than, above (a quantity) From a source of medium confidence.
No translation has been attempted for this sense.
- Die Kiste wiegt über hundert Kilo! The chest weighs more than a hundred kilos! Usage example — not an attested quotation.
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Definition: [with accusative] beyond (especially emphasized with hinaus) From a source of medium confidence.
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- Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology. Usage example — not an attested quotation.
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Definition: at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted) From a source of medium confidence.
No translation has been attempted for this sense.
No example is recorded for this sense.
No paradigm has been compiled for this word yet.
Etymology: From Middle High German über, from Old High German ubiri, ubari, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér (ultimately from *upo + *-i). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”), Latin super (“above”), Sanskrit उपरि (upári, “above, upper”), Hindi ऊपर (ūpar, “above, top, up”), Odia ଉପର (upara, “above, up”) and Punjabi ਉੱਪਰ (uppar, “above, top, up”). Akin to Dutch over, Low German over, över, English over, Danish over, Norwegian over, Swedish över, Icelandic yfir, Faroese yvir. From a source of medium confidence.
No related word is recorded for this word.