überlaufen

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German

Etymology

über- +‎ laufen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: über‧lau‧fen

Verb

überlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft über, past tense lief über, past participle übergelaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to overflow
    Synonym: übergehen
  2. to defect

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