eine Krankheit überstehen

to survive/overcome an illness

Türkçe: hastalığı atlatmak

Noun

Krankheit f.

Verb

überstehen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die alte Dame übersteht ihre Krankheit dank der guten Pflege.

How it is used

Means 'to survive/overcome an illness,' focusing on enduring and recovering. Neutral register. Use when discussing a serious diagnosis with family or a doctor. Nuance: implies a significant, often life-threatening disease, not a cold.

Other verbs that go with Krankheit

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• sich eine Krankheit zuziehento contract a disease

All collocations with Krankheit