überfahren

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German

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Etymology 1

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über- +‎ fahren

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /yːbɐˈfaːʁən/, /yːbɐˈfaːɐ̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: über‧fah‧ren

Verb

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überfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular present überfährt, past tense überfuhr, past participle überfahren, past subjunctive überführe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, to drive over, causing injury or death) to run over, to run down
  2. (transitive, of a red traffic light or stop sign) to go through, to overshoot
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Etymology 2

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über +‎ fahren

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐfaːʁən/, /ˈyːbɐfaːɐ̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: über‧fah‧ren

Verb

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überfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular present fährt über, past tense fuhr über, past participle übergefahren, past subjunctive führe über, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (dated, intransitive, to go from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to pass over, to cross [auxiliary sein]
  2. (dated, transitive, to transport from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to take across, to ferry over [auxiliary haben]
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