überwiegen

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German

Etymology 1

über- +‎ wiegen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: über‧wie‧gen

Verb

überwiegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present überwiegt, past tense überwog, past participle überwogen, past subjunctive überwöge, auxiliary haben)

  1. to outweigh, preponderate
  2. to prevail, predominate
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Etymology 2

über +‎ wiegen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
  • Hyphenation: über‧wie‧gen

Verb

überwiegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present wiegt über, past tense wog über, past participle übergewogen, past subjunctive wöge über, auxiliary haben)

  1. to weigh too much
    Dieser Brief wiegt leider über.
    I’m afraid this letter weighs too much.
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