adj
Meaning 1
Super; high-level; high-ranking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
uber
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈuːbə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈyːbə/ Germanized
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General-American: /ˈuːbəɹ/
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General-American: /ˈyːbəɹ/ Germanized
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rhymes with -uːbə(ɹ)
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/ˈuːbə(ɹ)/
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homophone: uber
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CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 B ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Very; super.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Uber, a rideshare journey, vehicle, or driver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, proscribed, sometimes
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noun
Meaning 4
A car ride requested using the mobile application Uber.
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noun
Meaning 5
The vehicle used for the ride.
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noun
Meaning 6
One's passenger or driver on Uber.
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verb
Meaning 7
Alternative letter-case form of Uber
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Usage: alt-of, uncommon
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verb
Meaning 8
To travel by means of a mobile app-based ridesharing service, particularly but not necessarily Uber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
- Should we take the train or should we just Uber?
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verb
Meaning 9
To work or be employed as a driver for Uber.
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Usage: intransitive, uncommon
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History
Etymology
From German über (“above”, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (über-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word Übermensch. Doublet of over, super, and hyper.
The company's name is from uber, from German über (“above, over”), as in “above all the rest (of the competition),” a principle the founders wanted to build upon.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: uber — car ride requested using Uber