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überrunden

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German

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Etymology

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From either über- (over-) +‎ runden (to make round) or rather directly from the noun Runde (round, lap). The simplex verb has no really fitting sense, but compare umrunden (to circle, move around).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /yːbəʁˈʁʊndən/, [ˌʔyː.bɐˈʁʊn.dn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: über‧run‧den

Verb

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überrunden (weak, third-person singular present überrundet, past tense überrundete, past participle überrundet, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

  1. (sports) to lap (complete a whole lap more than another racer)
    Wenn ein Biathlet überrundet ist, wird er disqualifiziert.
    When a biathlete has been lapped, he is disqualified.
  2. (figurative) to exceed by a large margin, to have an uncatchable lead over
    Synonyms: abhängen, weit übertreffen
    Mit unserer neuen Technologie werden wir die Konkurrenz überrunden.
    With our new technology we will outdistance the competition.

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