Verb

übertreffen

to exceed, to surpass, to outdo

C1 rank #7,707

Meanings

Verb

to exceed, to surpass, to outdo
to exceed (a certain standard)

In a sentence

Die Nachfrage könnte selbst unsere Erwartungen übertreffen.

Demand could exceed even our expectations.

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Forms

übertreffen · übertrifft · übertraf · hat übertroffen (+ Akkusativ)

übertreffen is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #7,707 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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