Vokabahn

Verb

überschreiben

to overwrite (e.g. a file); to write over something

C2 rank #11,725

Meanings

Verb
  1. to overwrite (e.g. a file); to write over something
  2. to title; to provide something with a heading
  3. to make over; to sign over (property)

In a sentence

Beim Speichern hat er versehentlich die alte Datei überschrieben.

When saving, he accidentally overwrote the old file.

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Forms

überschreiben · überschreibt · überschrieb · hat überschrieben

überschreiben is C2 German — near-native vocabulary, ranked #11,725 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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