überwachen

/yːbɐˈvaxn̩/

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
überwacht
past
überwachte
perfect
hat überwacht

Meaning

  1. to monitor, to supervise

    From wachen (to keep watch).

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

Similar in other languages

English

supervise

supervise is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to monitor, to supervise."

Practice

1 What does überwachen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches überwachen?

See also

verb

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