Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. übersteigen; übertreffen; überschreiten; über … gehen; überschreiten; überqueren; passieren; überwinden (einen örtlichen Punkt)
2. überschreiten (einen Zeitpunkt)
3. einen Standard übersteigen
4. überschreiten; übersteigen; übertreffen (eine Zahl)
5. eine Regel übertreten; gegen eine Regel verstoßen; gegen die Ordnung verstoßen
Kanji used
go beyond
Pitch accent
える
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
hinwegklettern; hinwegspringen; überwinden; übertreffen
über … springen; überspringen; hinüberspringen; überspringen; auslassen
to cross the line; to go too far
Examples (23 in total)
Sport transcends borders.
The birds went across the sea.
He jumped over a ditch.
I live above my means.
The mystery of life is beyond human understanding.
John lives above his means.
They crossed the border into Spain.
Tom crossed the border into France.
That ship crossed the equator yesterday.
We need to cross the border.
The French are our neighbors across the Channel.
Exporting is a commercial activity which transcends borders.
They had to climb a wall six feet high.
The questions involved go far beyond economics.
I hiked through the Pyrenees from Spain to Paris.
People, goods and money are all free to move across national borders in the region.
It seems she is over thirty years old.
I'm already over thirty.
I think she's over 40 years old.
The parcel weighs more than one pound.
Although he is over 70, he is still active.
The revenues for the first month of 2011 exceed one million yen.
She looks young because of her makeup, but she is already more than forty years old.