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uber
1[ oo-ber ]
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.
uber-
2prefix
- 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-
/ ˈːə /
combining_form
- indicating the highest, greatest, or most extreme example of something
America's ubernerd, Bill Gates
the uber-hip young Bohemians
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of uber1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of uber1
Example Sentences
Having lost all eight of his previous matches in this year's competition, Bunting overcame Nathan Aspinall and Luke Humphries, before beating Gerwyn Price 6-5 in a topsy-turvy final at the Uber Arena.
As of Tuesday, Tesla has not applied for a ride-sharing permit — called a Transportation Network Company, or TNC — which would allow it to operate like Lyft or Uber.
In early 2020, thousands of drivers — led by Southern California advocacy group Rideshare Drivers United — filed claims with the state against Uber and Lyft.
People who actively drove for Uber and Lyft between 2016 and 2020 could be eligible for the potential settlement, which probably involves more than 250,000 drivers, according to Rideshare Drivers United.
Joined by the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, they sued Uber and Lyft to force the companies to immediately classify drivers as employees and accused the companies of dodging local and state payroll taxes.
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