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übertreten

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German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German übertreten. By surface analysis, über (over) +‎ treten (to step).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌtʁeːtən/
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  • Hyphenation: über‧tre‧ten

Verb

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übertreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt über, past tense trat über, past participle übergetreten, past subjunctive träte über, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (intransitive) to join (another faith, party, etc.); to convert to [with zu] [auxiliary sein]
    Sie ist zum Islam übergetreten.
    She converted to islam.
  2. (intransitive) to enter, to pass into (a different medium, phase of life, etc.) [with von (+ dative) ‘from’] [with in (+ accusative) ‘into’] [auxiliary sein]
  3. (intransitive, sports) to step beyond (a line in the long jump) with one's foot [auxiliary sein or haben]
  4. (intransitive) to overflow its banks (of a river) [auxiliary sein]
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Etymology 2

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über- +‎ treten

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌyːbɐˈtʁeːtən/

Verb

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übertreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present übertritt, past tense übertrat, past participle übertreten, past subjunctive überträte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to step beyond; to trespass; to violate; to breach
    Ich würde meine Grenzen nicht übertreten wollen.
    I just wouldn't want to overstep my boundaries.
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