übernahm
Meaning
first/third-person singular preterite of übernehmen
Synonyms
Frequency
New
übernehmen
- (class-4,strong,transitive) to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else)
- (class-4,reflexive,strong) to take on more than one can handle/master; to overexert oneself
- (class-4,strong,transitive) to assume, to accept (responsibility, liability, etc.)
- (class-4,strong,transitive) to take, to accept (a job, a position, etc.)
- (class-4,strong,transitive) to copy, to adopt
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Sentences
Kurt Heinz übernahm die Produktionsleitung.
Kurt Heinz took over the production management.
Gleichzeitig übernahm die Familie 👪 Berns die Gemeindearbeit.
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At the same time, the Berns family took over the community work.
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