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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.

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 ).

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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of uber

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

Example Sentences

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For bosses to maintain trust, they must be transparent with workers about what is happening, said Arianna Huffington, CEO of the behavior-change company Thrive Global, who has served on the boards of Uber Technologies and other companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Emil Michael, a former Uber executive who now serves as Undersecretary of Defence, posted on X a number of times the night following Amodei's rejection of Hegseth's pressure.

From BBC

Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with electric vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc. and self-driving tech startup Nuro to launch a robotaxi fleet.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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