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Swedish
Etymology
From över- + gå.
Pronunciation
Verb
övergå (present övergår, preterite övergick, supine övergått, imperative övergå)
- to exceed, to surpass
Kristi kärlek, som övergår all kunskap- the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge (Ephesians 3:19)
- to pass (over something)
Man kan utan överdrift påstå, att all skogsmark i Norrland övergåtts av eld- It can be stated without exaggeration that all forest in Norrland has been touched by fire
- to move, to change, to transit, to transform (from one state or place to another)
Livligheten övergick i hysterisk skräck.- The liveliness changed into hysteric horror.
högsta folkskolklassen saknas, i det att barnen övergå till annan skola- students of the final year were missing, in that the children move to another school
- to move on, to continue (with something else)
Sedan kaffe intagits övergicks till förhandlingarna.- After coffee had been consumed, moved on to the proceedings.
Conjugation
Conjugation of övergå (strong)
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