überlegen

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German

Etymology

über- +‎ legen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔyːbɐˈleːɡŋ̩/, /ˌʔyːbɐˈleːɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: über‧le‧gen

Adjective

überlegen (strong nominative masculine singular überlegener, comparative überlegener or überlegner, superlative am überlegensten)

  1. superior (higher in quality)

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Verb

überlegen (weak, third-person singular present überlegt, past tense überlegte, past participle überlegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, with dative reflexive pronoun) to think about, to think over
    Synonym: nachdenken
    Ich überlege es mir.I'll think about it.
    Ich habe es mir anders überlegt.I've changed my mind. (Lit. I've thought about it differently.)

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