entgegen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German engegen, from Old High German ingegin, ingagan, from Proto-West Germanic *andagagin. Compare Old English onġean (English again), Middle Dutch entegen (Dutch entegen), Old Saxon angegin, Yiddish אַנטקעגן (antkegn).

Pronunciation

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

entgegen

  1. against

Derived terms

Postposition

entgegen [with dative]

  1. toward
    Das Kind läuft der Mutter entgegen : The child runs toward the mother.

Further reading

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