überleben

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German

Etymology

über- +‎ leben, a calque of Latin supervīvō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔyːbɐˈleːbm̩/, /ˌʔyːbɐˈleːbən/
  • Hyphenation: über‧le‧ben
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Verb

überleben (weak, third-person singular present überlebt, past tense überlebte, past participle überlebt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to survive
  2. (transitive) to outlive
  3. (reflexive) to be outdated

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