uber

¹ American  

[oo-ber] / ˈu bər /

German über

adverb

1. having the specified property to an extreme or excessive degree; very.

   an uber fancy restaurant.

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adjective

1. designating a person or thing that exceeds the norms or limits of its kind or class.

   uber intellectuals.

uber- ² American  

Also über-

prefix

1. A prefixal use of uber , adverb and adjective, with the basic meaning “over, beyond.” It is added to adjectives and nouns to form compounds (uberstylish; uberchefs ): a hyphen is sometimes used in new coinages or in any words whose component parts it may be desirable to set off distinctly (uber-luxe ).

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uber- British  

/ ˈuːbə /

combining form

1. indicating the highest, greatest, or most extreme example of something

   America's ubernerd, Bill Gates

   the uber-hip young Bohemians

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Etymology

Origin of uber

First recorded in 1960–65; originally used in hyphenated compounds; from German

Example Sentences

In one example, users of the new phones can press the side button to call up an Uber ride, entering the destination by voice or text.

From The Wall Street Journal

In partnership with Google’s Gemini AI, the phone will take care of opening the Uber app, inputting the address and finding a driver.

From The Wall Street Journal

It comes as Wayve prepares to launch robotaxis in London later this year as part of a partnership Uber.

From BBC

Uber, which is facing investor scrutiny over whether it can prevent autonomous vehicle dominance by Waymo and Tesla, currently offers robotaxi rides in Dallas in partnership with Avride.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The extent to which Uber is or is not able to prop up these smaller players against Waymo in Dallas over the next 12-24 months will be important signposts of evidence about whether Uber could be successful in scaling competitors vs Waymo,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal