übergehen
skip · move on
Wenn man etwas oder jemanden nicht beachtet oder einfach weitermacht, ohne darauf einzugehen.
The German word "übergehen" is a verb that means "to overlook," "to skip," or "to disregard." It is composed of the prefix "über," meaning "over," and "gehen," meaning "to go." "Übergehen" often implies bypassing something intentionally or neglecting it in favor of something else.
Similar words in German include "ignorieren" (to ignore), "auslassen" (to leave out or omit), and "überspringen" (to skip over).
While "ignorieren" focuses on ignoring intentionally, and "auslassen" indicates a voluntary omission, "übergehen" may imply a more passive or understated approach to missing or neglecting something, often without direct intent.
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Examples
Wir übergehen dieses Thema jetzt.verb
We're going to skip this topic for now.
Man kann nicht einfach zur nächsten Aufgabe übergehen.verb
One cannot simply move on to the next task.
Manchmal möchte Marie einfach zum nächsten Thema übergehen.verb
Sometimes Marie just wants to move on to the next topic.
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