herüberkommen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

herüber- + kommen

Verb

herüberkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt herüber, past tense kam herüber, past participle herübergekommen, past subjunctive käme herüber, auxiliary sein)

  1. (literally) to come over
  2. (figurative) to come across
    Ich möchte ja auch nicht besserwisserisch herüberkommen.
    I wouldn't like to come across as a know-it-all.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Herüberkommer, Herüberkommung

Further reading

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