No. 2,113 in German
überschritten
"Überschritten" means "exceeded" or "surpassed."
In a sentence
Die Grenze wurde von den Reisenden überschritten.
The border was crossed by the travelers.
Here, the verb "überschritten" is used in the context of physically crossing a boundary.
Er hatte die erlaubte Geschwindigkeit deutlich überschritten.
He had clearly exceeded the allowed speed limit.
In this sentence, "überschritten" refers to surpassing or exceeding a limit, specifically the speed limit.
Die maximale Anzahl der Teilnehmer wurde überschritten.
The maximum number of participants was exceeded.
Here, "überschritten" indicates that a numerical limit, specifically the number of participants, was surpassed.
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