Polyglot Dictionary

übersteigen

/ˌyːbɐˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩/

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
übersteigt
past
überstieg
perfect
hat überstiegen

Meaning

  1. to exceed

    Built from über (over) + steigen (to climb).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • über over
  • steigen to climb

Similar words

überschreiten

überschreiten and übersteigen are close synonyms for "to exceed"; überschreiten also has a "to cross," a boundary, sense.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

exceder

exceder is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to exceed."

Spanish

rebasar

rebasar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to exceed."

Spanish

sobrepasar

sobrepasar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to exceed."

Practice

1 What does übersteigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kosten ___ unsere Erwartungen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches übersteigen?

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