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Überfluten Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Überfluten" is used as verb with the meaning of "to flood", "to inundate" or "to overwhelm".
Essential properties of "überfluten"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: überfluten
- Simple past: überflutete
- Participle: überflutet
regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "überfluten" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To cover an area with water, to flood"
- Definition: "To cover an area with water, causing a flood."
- Translation(s): to flood, to inundate
- Synonym(s): überschwemmen, fluten
- Antonym(s): entwässern, trockenlegen
- Related word(s): Flut, Überschwemmung
📝 Some usage examples:
- Der Fluss begann, das Ufer zu überfluten.
- Nach dem starken Regen überfluteten die Straßen.
- Das Wasser überflutete die Keller der Häuser.
2.) "To overwhelm or saturate with something"
- Definition: "To fill something to excess, not only with water."
- Translation(s): to overwhelm, to swamp, to inundate (figurative), to flood (figurative)
- Synonym(s): überschwemmen, überhäufen
- Antonym(s): leeren, reduzieren
- Related word(s): Überfluss, Übermaß
📝 Some usage examples:
- Die Nachrichten überfluten die sozialen Medien.
- Werbung überflutet den Markt.
- Die Anfragen überfluteten das Büro.