überqueren

/yːbɐˈkveːʁən/

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 (3rd sg.)
überquert
past
überquerte
perfect
hat überquert

Meaning

  1. to cross (a street, river, etc.)

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

Similar words

durchmessen

Durchmessen is a more literary word for traversing a whole distance or space; überqueren is the everyday word for crossing something specific, like a street or river.

Practice

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See also

verb

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