übertreiben
German (Berlin)
/ˌyːbəʁˈtʁaɪ̯bən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- to exaggerate
- to overdo
Etymology
Prefix from German treiben (float, drift, force, drive, propel, push).
Origin
German (Berlin)
treiben
Gloss
float, drift, force, drive, propel, push
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- drive English
- overdrive English
- Treiber German
- Treibgas German
- Treibgut German
- Treibhaus German
- abtreiben German
- auftreiben German
- austreiben German
- betreiben German
- eintreiben German
- herumtreiben German
- treiben German
- umtreiben German
- untertreiben German
- vertreiben German
- vorantreiben German
- wegtreiben German
- zertreiben German
- zutreiben German
- drive Norwegian Bokmål
- overdrive Norwegian Bokmål
- overdrivelse Norwegian Bokmål
- オーバードライブ Japanese
- overdriven Middle English
- dreiwen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- iwwerdreiwen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch