unterwinden
German, verb
unterwinden is spelled U-N-T-E-R-W-I-N-D-E-N (11 letters). Unterwinden is a German verb meaning “to take it upon oneself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Unterwinden is a different word: “gerund of unterwinden”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nach dem untrennbaren Verb unterwinden steht der Genitiv”.
What does unterwinden mean in English?
verb
- 1
datedto take it upon oneself
noun
- 1
neutergerund of unterwinden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Nach dem untrennbaren Verb unterwinden steht der Genitiv. 2. [1] veraltet, reflexiv: wagen, sich einer Sache anzunehmen 3. [2] veraltet, reflexiv: in Besitz nehmen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of unterwinden
- windet unter present singular third-person
- wand unter past
- untergewunden participle past
- wände unter past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- unterwindend participle present
- unterzuwinden infinitive infinitive-zu
- winde unter first-person indicative present
- winden unter first-person indicative plural
- windest unter indicative present second-person
- wanden unter first-person indicative plural
- wänden unter first-person formal plural
- wandest unter indicative preterite second-person
- wandst unter indicative preterite second-person
- wandet unter indicative plural preterite
- wändest unter formal rare second-person
- wändet unter formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).