überwinden — meaning in English

English meaning

• negotiate verb To discuss something with others in order to reach an agreement.
• overcome verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
• surmount verb To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
• surpass verb To do better than, or go beyond, someone or something.

Senses

überwinden is used for these senses in English:

• negotiate (transitive) To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.
• surmount (transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
• surpass (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

negotiate — full definition

1. verb To discuss something with others in order to reach an agreement.
2. verb To successfully deal with or get past a difficult obstacle.

overcome — full definition

1. verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
2. adj Emotionally overwhelmed, especially by strong feeling.

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