überhandnehmen

German

Etymology

über (over) + Hand (hand) + nehmen (to take).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yːbɐˈhantˌneːmən/
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  • Hyphenation: über‧hand‧neh‧men

Verb

überhandnehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt überhand, past tense nahm überhand, past participle überhandgenommen, past subjunctive nähme überhand, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to get out of hand
    Synonym: ausufern

Conjugation

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