overreach in German
overreach in German is Übergriff, Übergriffigkeit, über etwas hinausgehen — overreach means to reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
overreach in German
Übergriff
(also, figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.
Übergriffigkeit
(also, figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.
über etwas hinausgehen
(ambitransitive) To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree. [from 14th c.]
überschreiten
(ambitransitive) To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree. [from 14th c.]
sich unangemessen verhalten hinsichtlich
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
überspannen
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
überstrapazieren
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
What does "overreach" mean?
- verb To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
- verb To defeat or override a person's interest in property; (UK, specifically) of a holder of the legal title of real property: by mortgaging or selling the legal title to a third party, to cause another person's equitable right in the property to be dissolved and to be replaced by an equitable right in the money received from the third party.
- verb To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
- verb Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot.
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What is "overreach" in German?
"overreach" in German is Übergriff, Übergriffigkeit, über etwas hinausgehen. overreach means: To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
Are there other ways to say "overreach" in German?
Yes — German has 7 translations listed for "overreach": Übergriff, Übergriffigkeit, über etwas hinausgehen, überschreiten, sich unangemessen verhalten hinsichtlich, überspannen.
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