überführen

== German == === Etymology 1 === From über- +‎ führen. Cognate with Dutch overvoeren. Compare also English overfare. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /yːbəʁˈfyːʁən/, [ˌʔyː.bɐˈfyː.ʁən], [-ˈfyː.ɐn], [-ˈfy(ː)ɐ̯n] ==== Verb ==== überführen (weak, third-person singular present überführt, past tense überführte, past participle überführt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to transfer, transport, translate, move (transitive) to convert, change (from one state into another) (law, transitive) to prove (someone) to have committed [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘a crime’] ===== Usage notes ===== (law): Überführen does not necessarily mean a conviction in court. For example, the above statement could be made by law enforcement or prosecutors as soon as they consider themselves in the possession of damning evidence. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Überführen Überführung === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /yːbəʁˈfyːʁən/, /ˈyːbəʁˌfyːʁən/ (depending on sense; see the lemma) ==== Verb ==== überführen first/third-person plural past subjunctive of überfahren === Further reading === “überführen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “überführen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “überführen” in Duden online “überführen” in OpenThesaurus.de