überfahren meaning and definition in german

Verb

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class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present fährt über, past tense fuhr über, past participle übergefahren, auxiliary haben or sein

1. to drive over, causing injury or death to run over, to run down
2. of a red traffic light or stop sign to go through, to overshoot

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4. dated, auxiliary "sein", to go from one shore of a river or other waterway to another to pass over, to cross
5. dated, auxiliary "haben", to transport from one shore of a river or other waterway to another to take across, to ferry over