überziehen

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German

Etymology 1

über +‎ ziehen

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  • Hyphenation: über‧zie‧hen

Verb

überziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht über, past tense zog über, past participle übergezogen, past subjunctive zöge über, auxiliary haben)

  1. to put on (an article of clothing etc.) (over something else)
    Es ist kalt, zieh dir eine Jacke über.
    It’s cold, put on a jacket.
  2. to hit, to whack
    Ich zog ihm eins mit der Peitsche über.
    I whacked him one with the whip.
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Etymology 2

über- +‎ ziehen

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  • Hyphenation: über‧zie‧hen

Verb

überziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present überzieht, past tense überzog, past participle überzogen, past subjunctive überzöge, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cover or overlay
  2. (finance) to overdraw
  3. to overrun, to run over
    Der Lehrer hat fünf Minuten überzogen, sodass ich den Zug verpasst habe.
    The teacher overran by five minutes so I missed the train.
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