verb
to cross, to traverse
B1
Überqueren: means 'to cross' or 'to traverse', e.g. a street, river, or border. Regular weak verb; auxiliary 'haben'; non‑reflexive and not separable. Past participle 'überquert'. Common with crossings (die Straße überqueren) and used both literally and in figurative senses, often in directions.
Examples
Wir überqueren jetzt die Straße.
We're crossing the street now.
Sie überquerte den Fluss.
She crossed the river.
Ich habe die Grenze überquert.
I crossed the border.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine stepping over (über) a line drawn across (quer) a road.
Sounds like 'over-quer-en' — think 'over' + German 'quer' (across).
Notes
Regular weak verb. Prefix 'über-' is inseparable. Used for crossing streets, rivers, borders, etc.