entgegen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German engegen, from Old High German ingegin, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Compare Old English onġean (English again), Middle Dutch entegen (Dutch entegen), Old Saxon angegin, Yiddish אַנטקעגן (antkegn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩], [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡən]
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Adverb[edit]

entgegen

  1. against

Derived terms[edit]

Postposition[edit]

entgegen

  1. (with dative) toward
    Das Kind läuft der Mutter entgegen : The child runs toward the mother.

Further reading[edit]

  • “entgegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “entgegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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