übergehen

German

Etymology 1

über- +‎ gehen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌyːbɐˈɡeːən]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: über‧ge‧hen
  • Rhymes: -eːən

Verb

übergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present übergeht, past tense überging, past participle übergangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to skip
  2. to ignore
Conjugation

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

über +‎ gehen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈyːbɐˌɡeːən]

Verb

übergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht über, past tense ging über, past participle übergegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to change, to transition
    Die Leiche war bereits in Verwesung übergegangen.
    The body had already begun to decompose.
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 27/2010, page 17:
      Im Saal brandet Applaus auf, er geht schnell über in rhythmisches Klatschen.
      Applause surges in the hall, it quickly changes into rhythmic clapping.
  2. to merge
  3. (regional, Southern German, Austria) to overflow (of a liquid)
    Synonym: überlaufen
Conjugation

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