übernahm
German, verb[ˌyːbɐˈnaːm]
übernahm is spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-A-H-M (8 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,201st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Übernahm is a German verb meaning “first/third-person singular preterite of übernehmen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does übernahm mean in English?
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular preterite of übernehmen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
unknown: 1. 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von übernehmen 2. 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von übernehmen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce übernahm?
- [ˌyːbɐˈnaːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is übernahm in German?
übernahm appears 19 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).