Polyglot Dictionary

überwinden

/yːbɐˈvɪndn̩/

verb B2

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

Forms

present
überwindet
past
überwand
perfect
hat überwunden

Meaning

  1. to overcome

    • Er hat seine Angst überwunden.

      He has overcome his fear.

    • Sie überwand ihre Angst und sprang ins Wasser. Alle klatschten.

      She overcame her fear and jumped into the water. Everyone applauded.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

besiegen

Besiegen is to defeat an opponent in a contest or conflict; überwinden is to overcome an obstacle, difficulty, or feeling, not necessarily an opponent.

Similar in other languages

French

surmonter

surmonter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to overcome."

Portuguese

superar

superar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to overcome."

Practice

1 What does überwinden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat seine Angst ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches überwinden?

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