überhören

B2

to fail to hear, miss

English meaning
to fail to hear, miss
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überhören in a sentence

Ich habe die Ansage leider überhört.

Unfortunately, I missed the announcement.

Conjugation of überhören

ichüberhöre
duüberhörst
er/sie/eser/sie/es überhört
wirüberhören
ihrüberhört
sie/Sieüberhören
Simple past (er/sie/es)
überhörte
Perfect
hat überhört

Word family

überhören is built from hören (to hear/listen) and über (over, across). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about überhören

How do you conjugate überhören?

Present tense: ich überhöre, du überhörst, er/sie/es überhört, wir überhören, ihr überhört, sie überhören. Simple past: überhörte. Perfect: hat überhört.

What does überhören mean in English?

überhören means "to fail to hear, miss". For example: "Ich habe die Ansage leider überhört." — "Unfortunately, I missed the announcement."

What level is überhören in German?

überhören is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the listening & understanding vocabulary.

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