überschreiten

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German

Etymology

über- +‎ schreiten. Compare Dutch overschrijden, Swedish överskrida, Danish overskride, Norwegian Bokmål overskride.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌyːbəʁˈʃʁaɪ̯tən/,
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  • Hyphenation: über‧schrei‧ten

Verb

überschreiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular present überschreitet, past tense überschritt, past participle überschritten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to exceed
    Antonym: unterschreiten
    Das rote Warnsignal leuchtet auf, wenn der Wert die Höchstgrenze überschreitet oder die Mindestgrenze unterschreitet.
    The red warning light will come on if the value exceeds the maximum threshold or falls below the minimum threshold.
  2. to cross
    Er konnte anstandslos die Grenze überschreiten.
    He was allowed to cross the frontier freely.
    Assad habe »den Rubikon noch nicht überschritten«
    Assad has "not yet crossed the Rubicon"

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