überprüfen

/yːbɐˈpʁyːfn̩/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
überprüft
past
überprüfte
perfect
hat überprüft

Meaning

  1. to check, to verify, to review

    Built from über (over) + prüfen (to test, to examine, to check).

    • Der Lehrer überprüfte die Hausaufgaben.

      The teacher checked the homework.

    • Der Kontrolleur überprüfte alle Fahrkarten im Zug. Wer keine hatte, musste zahlen.

      The inspector checked all the tickets on the train. Anyone without one had to pay.

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
  • prüfen to test, to examine, to check

Similar words

nachprüfen

nachprüfen and überprüfen are close synonyms for "to check, to verify"; überprüfen is slightly more thorough, an official review.

Practice

1 What does überprüfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Lehrer ___ die Hausaufgaben.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches überprüfen?

See also

verbinseparablecompound

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