überwerfen

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German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German überwerfen, from Old High German ubarwerfan. Equivalent to über (over) +‎ werfen (to throw).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbərˌvɛrfən/, , , ,
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Verb

überwerfen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present wirft über, past tense warf über, past participle übergeworfen, past subjunctive würfe über, auxiliary haben)

  1. to throw
    Er warf ihr seine Jacke über.
    He threw his jacket around her.
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Etymology 2

From über- (over-, super-, beyond) +‎ werfen (to throw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌyːbərˈvɛrfən/, , , ,
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Verb

überwerfen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present überwirft, past tense überwarf, past participle überworfen, past subjunctive überwürfe, auxiliary haben)

  1. to throw beyond, over, further than; to overthrow
    Er hat die blaue Linie überworfen.
    He threw beyond the blue line.
  2. (reflexive, rare ad-hoc formation) to throw too much, to strain oneself by throwing
    Ich habe mich wohl überworfen, mein Arm tut weh.
    I must have done too many throws, my arm hurts.
  3. (reflexive, obsolete) to wrestle, to fight by throwing each other over
  4. (thence reflexive, idiomatic, somewhat formal) to fall out (with)
    Die Geschäftspartner überwarfen sich wegen strittiger Vertragsklauseln.
    The business partners fell out over contested contract clauses.
    Ich habe mich mit ihm überworfen.I've fallen out with him.
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