überliefern

/ˌyːbɐˈliːfɐn/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
überliefert
past
überlieferte
perfect
hat überliefert

Meaning

  1. to hand down

    Built from über (over) + liefern (to deliver).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • über over
  • liefern to deliver

Similar words

abgeben

Abgeben is handing something in or over to someone — submitting a form, passing a ball; überliefern is handing something down, like a tradition passed across generations.

Practice

1 What does überliefern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Lied wurde mündlich ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches überliefern?

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