überspringen

/yːbɐˈʃpʁɪŋən/

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
überspringt
past
übersprang
perfect
hat übersprungen

Meaning

  1. to skip, to jump over

    Built from über (over) + springen (to jump).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: intransitive.

Made of

  • über over
  • springen to jump

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

resquiller

Close, figuratively — to skip/jump over relates to jumping the queue.

English

jump

Close — to skip, to jump over relates to jumping.

Practice

1 What does überspringen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ das erste Kapitel des Buches.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches überspringen?

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