übertreffen
In English: to surpass, to outdo
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- übertraf
- Partizip II
- übertroffen
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Übertreibung?
Example sentences
Hier wollen sich alle gegenseitig übertreffen.
Everybody is trying to outdo everybody else.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FRDieses Konzert hat meine Erwartungen übertroffen.
This concert exceeded my expectations.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FRDas übertraf meine Erwartungen.
It exceeded my expectations.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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