Polyglot Dictionary

überschütten

/ˌyːbɐˈʃʏtn̩/

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
überschüttet
past
überschüttete
perfect
hat überschüttet

Meaning

  1. to shower (with)

    Built from über (over) + schütten (to pour).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • über over
  • schütten to pour

Similar words

duschen

überschütten means to "shower" someone figuratively — with gifts, praise, or compliments; duschen is the literal verb for taking a shower.

Practice

1 What does überschütten mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches überschütten?

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