Polyglot Dictionary

überwältigen

/ˌyːbɐˈvɛltɪɡn̩/

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
überwältigt
past
überwältigte
perfect
hat überwältigt

Meaning

  1. to overwhelm

    Built from über (over) + walten (to rule).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • über over
  • walten to rule

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

accabler

accabler is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to overwhelm."

Portuguese

avassalar

avassalar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to overwhelm."

Practice

1 What does überwältigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Schönheit ___ ihn.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches überwältigen?

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