überfluten
/ˌyːbɐˈfluːtn̩/
verb
C1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- überflutet
- past
- überflutete
- perfect
- hat überflutet
Meaning
-
to flood
Built from über (over) + fluten (to flood).
Made of
- über over
- fluten to flood
Similar words
überfluten and überschwemmen are close synonyms for "to flood"; überfluten is slightly more literary or figurative, like being flooded with requests, überschwemmen more literal.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does überfluten mean?
to flood
2 Fill the gap: Der Fluss ___ die Felder.
Full sentence: Der Fluss überflutete die Felder. (The river flooded the fields.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches überfluten?
überfluten: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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