überschreiben
Translation
to overwrite, to transfer, to transcribe
Examples
Die neue Datei wird die alte überschreiben.
The new file will overwrite the old one.
Er hat seinem Sohn das Haus überschrieben.
He transferred the house to his son.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to overwrite sth. The new file will overwrite the old one.
((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) to transfer sth. to sb. He transferred the house to his son.
Similar Words
Synonyms: neu schreiben (rewrite), übertragen (transfer); Antonyms: löschen (delete), behalten (keep)
Etymology
From 'über' (over) + 'schreiben' (to write). Literally 'to write over'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'writing over' an old file on a computer, or writing a property 'over' to someone else's name.