überfallen
Meaning
- (class-7,strong) to attack, to assault
- (class-7,strong) to raid
- (class-7,strong) to invade
Frequency
Hyphenated as
über‧fal‧len
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌʔyːbɐˈfalən/
Etymology
From Middle High German übervallen, equivalent to über- + fallen. Cognate with Middle Low German ȫvervallen (> German Low German overfallen, överfallen), English overfall.
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