überführen

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See also: überfuhren

German

Etymology 1

From über- +‎ führen. Cognate with English overfare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔyːbɐˈfyːɐ̯n/,

Verb

überführen (weak, third-person singular present überführt, past tense überführte, past participle überführt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to transfer, translate, move
  2. (transitive) to convert
  3. (ditransitive, accusative + genitive) to prove that somebody (in accusative) has committed a crime (in genitive)
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔyːbɐˈfyːɐ̯n/, /ʔyːbɐˈfyːʁən/, /ˈʔyːbɐfyːɐ̯n/, /ˈʔyːbɐfyːʁən/

Verb

überführen

  1. Conjugated form of überfahren.

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