überheben

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German

Etymology

über- +‎ heben

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: über‧he‧ben

Verb

überheben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present überhebt, past tense überhob, past participle überhoben, past subjunctive überhöbe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, also figurative) to overstrain, to overstretch, to overreach
    Synonym: übernehmen
  2. (transitive, archaic) to relieve someone from something
    Synonym: entheben

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