überfallen

See also: Überfällen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German übervallen, equivalent to über- + fallen. Cognate with Middle Low German ȫvervallen (> German Low German overfallen, överfallen), English overfall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔyːbɐˈfalən/
  • Hyphenation: ü‧ber‧fal‧len

Verb

überfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular simple present überfällt, past tense überfiel, past participle überfallen, past subjunctive überfiele, auxiliary haben)

  1. to attack, to assault
  2. (bank) to raid
  3. (country) to invade

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