Polyglot Dictionary

superar

/supeˈɾaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
supero
preterite (eu)
superei
past participle
superado

Meaning

  1. to overcome

    • Superamos a crise.

      We overcame the crisis.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vencer

superar and vencer are close synonyms for "to overcome"; vencer also separately means "to win."

Similar in other languages

German

überwinden

überwinden is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to overcome."

Spanish

sobreponer

sobreponer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to overcome."

Spanish

superar

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

Practice

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