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German
Etymology
From über- + schreiben (inseparable) or über + schreiben (separable).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯bən/ (usual; yields inseparable conjugation)
- IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bən/ (rare; yields separable conjugation)
- Hyphenation: über‧schrei‧ben
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯bən
Verb
überschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present überschreibt or (rare) schreibt über, past tense überschrieb or (rare) schrieb über, past participle überschrieben or (rare) übergeschrieben, auxiliary haben)
- to make over; to sign over (property)
- Synonyms: vermachen, übereignen, verschreiben
Das Haus hatte er schon Jahre vor seinem Tod seiner Tochter überschrieben.- Years before his death, he had already signed over the house to his daughter.
- to title; to provide something with a heading
Der Artikel ist überschrieben mit „Tödlicher Irrtum“.- The article is titled „Deadly error“.
- to write over something; to overwrite
Der mit Bleistift geschriebene Text war mit Tinte überschrieben worden.- The text written in pencil had been overwritten in ink.
- (computing) to overwrite
Um Daten endgültig zu löschen, muss man sie gezielt mit andern überschreiben.- In order to delete data definitively, it must be systematically overwritten with other data.
- (software, object-oriented programming) to override
Der Bordcomputer kann als gefährlich eingeschätzte Eingaben des Piloten überschreiben.- The flight computer can override pilot inputs considered dangerous.
Usage notes
- The verb is generally inseparable. Separable conjugation is rare and doubtful in all contexts, but at least in the sense “to title” it would have to be considered entirely ungrammatical.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
überschreiben (class 1
strong, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Subordinate-clause forms of
überschreiben (class 1
strong, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
überschreiben (class 1
strong, auxiliary
haben)
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