über
Meaning
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- [with accusative or dative] above, over (spatially)
- [with accusative] about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
- [with accusative] via, through, by way of
- [with accusative] across
- [with accusative] during, for, over a time period
- [with accusative] about
- around, among
- over, more than, above (a quantity)
- beyond
- at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
Concepts
high in sky
the other side of
through the medium of
this is all
that is the end
dabout
from above
sur
Synonyms
mehr als
weiterführend
unter Zuhilfenahme von
unter Einsatz von
auf dem Kopf
in betreff
in Hinsicht auf
mit Hilfe von
und mehr
in bezug auf
nicht unter
durch Vermittlung
über dem Kopf
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈyːbɐ/
Etymology
From Middle High German über, from Old High German ubiri, ubari, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér (ultimately from *upo + *-i). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”), Latin super (“above”). Akin to Dutch over, English over, Danish over, Norwegian over, Swedish över, Icelandic yfir, Faroese yvir.
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Sentences
Über die Geldquellen der Organisation ist nichts bekannt .
Nothing is known about the organization's sources of funds.
Die Hälfte unserer Güter wird über den Mittellandkanal transportiert .
Half of our goods are transported via the Mittelland Canal.
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