überladen

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German

Etymology 1

über- +‎ laden

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: über‧la‧den

Verb

überladen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present überlädt, past tense überlud, past participle überladen, past subjunctive überlüde, auxiliary haben)

  1. to overload
  2. to clutter
  3. to supercharge
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Etymology 2

Past participle of the above verb.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: über‧la‧den

Participle

überladen

  1. past participle of überladen

Adjective

überladen (strong nominative masculine singular überladener, not comparable)

  1. cluttered, fussy
  2. overloaded
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, pages 118–119:
      Mein Hirn, überladen mit soviel Befürchtungen kaum mehr fähig, folgerichtig zu denken, fand keine Erklärung.
      My brain, overloaded with so many fears, hardly any longer able to think logically, found no explanation.
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Etymology 3

über +‎ laden

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: über‧la‧den

Verb

überladen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present lädt über, past tense lud über, past participle übergeladen, past subjunctive lüde über, auxiliary haben)

  1. (rare) to reload, to transfer (a load from one container to another)
    Synonym: umladen
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