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German
Etymology
From über- + treffen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌyːbəʁˈtʁɛfən/,
- Hyphenation: über‧tref‧fen
- Rhymes: -ɛfn̩
Verb
übertreffen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present übertrifft, past tense übertraf, past participle übertroffen, past subjunctive überträfe, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to exceed, to surpass, to outdo
2010, Der Spiegel, number 25/2010, page 140:Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.- With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
- (transitive) to exceed (a certain standard)
Du übertriffst meine Erwartungen.- You're exceeding my expectations.
2014 January 27, LG Nürnberg-Fürth, Urteil, numbers 6 O 3410/12, Rn. 22–23:Im Haupttermin am 13.01.2014 erklärte der Klägervertreter, dass der Klageantrag Ziffer I., soweit er das Teilanerkenntnisurteil übertrifft, nicht weiter verfolgt werde.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
übertreffen (class 4
strong, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
übertreffen (class 4
strong, auxiliary
haben)
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