uber

[ oo-ber ]

/ ˈu bər /

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adverb

having the specified property to an extreme or excessive degree; very: an uber fancy restaurant.

adjective

designating a person or thing that exceeds the norms or limits of its kind or class: uber intellectuals.

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Also German ü·ber

[y-buhr]. /ˈü bər/.

Words nearby uber

UB40, Ubangi, Ubangi-Shari, Ube, U-bend, uber, Uberaba, Uberlândia, Übermensch, uberrima fides, ubersexual

Definition for uber (2 of 2)

uber-

prefix

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).

Also über- .

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Example sentences from the Web for uber

“It’s going to disrupt an ecosystem that has gotten so used to the uber-measurability of everything,” said Aaron McKee, chief technology officer at location-focused ad tech company Blis.
‘Stricter than the ad tech industry expected’: Apple clarifies its upcoming privacy changes will leave little wriggle room|Lara O'Reilly|October 20, 2020|Digiday
Surrounding Stewart and Bird will be 2019 Defensive Player of the Year Howard, savvy shooters Sami Whitcomb and Alysha Clark and uber-quick point guard Jordin Canada.
Will The Mystics Repeat? Will The Storm Surge? What To Watch In The WNBA Bubble.|Jenn Hatfield|July 23, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Services like Airbnb, Yelp, and yes, Uber are disrupting long-established industries, from taxis to hotels.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If Uber did actually mislead its customers, it should certainly be held responsible.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hell, one of the Dixie Chicks even offered to Uber her balls over to the company.
Sony: Hollywood’s Most Subversive Studio Under Attack|Marlow Stern|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gawker sneered that Uber is "Ayn Rand's favorite car service."
In Defense of Uber’s Awful Sydney Surge Pricing|Olivia Nuzzi|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Heaven knows, but for their strangeness, have you never seen a Cat wash her face?Uber.
Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10)|Francis Beaumont
It is Deutschland uber Alles; the stars are fighting for the Teuton race.
The Firefly Of France|Marion Polk Angellotti
Erat in monasteriis uber historiarum, genealogiarum et poeseos collectio.
Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards|Evan Evans
We may take Buhler's "Uber Gedanken" to illustrate the kind of results arrived at by such methods.
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell
In that same region are the mountains of Caspia, which are called Uber in the country.
Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.

British Dictionary definitions for uber

uber-

ber-

/ (ˈuːbə) /

combining form

indicating the highest, greatest, or most extreme example of somethingAmerica's ubernerd, Bill Gates; the uber-hip young Bohemians

Word Origin for uber-

C20: from German über over, above

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