überfordern

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Etymology[edit]

From über- +‎ fordern.

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  • IPA(key): [ˌʔyːbɐˈfɔʁdɐn]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: über‧for‧dern

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überfordern (weak, third-person singular present überfordert, past tense überforderte, past participle überfordert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to demand or ask more of someone or something than is within her/his/its capabilities, to overexert, overwhelm, overload
  2. to overcharge

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