Polyglot Dictionary

überdrehen

/ˌyːbɐˈdʁeːən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
überdreht
past
überdrehte
perfect
hat überdreht

Meaning

  1. to overwind; to overdo

    Built from über (over) + drehen (to turn).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • über over
  • drehen to turn

Practice

1 What does überdrehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat den Motor ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches überdrehen?

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