überfliegen — meaning in English

English meaning

• overfly verb To fly over something.
• peruse verb To read something carefully and thoroughly.
• skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.

Senses

überfliegen is used for these senses in English:

• overfly To fly over something.
• skim (transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.

overfly — full definition

1. verb To fly over something.
2. verb To fly too far past something.

peruse — full definition

1. verb To read something carefully and thoroughly.
2. verb To look over something casually or skim through it.

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