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übernehmen

take over

verb ü-ber-NAY-men Common

Also means

assume

Usage Note

übernehmen is inseparable, so the prefix stays attached: Ich übernehme die Kosten, not nehme über. It means to take over a duty, role or cost, and reflexively sich übernehmen means 'to overdo it'. Contrast the separable überlaufen family where stress shifts the meaning.

Examples

"Sie übernimmt die neue Abteilung."

Natural Translation

She is taking over the new department.

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