entgegenhalten

See also: Entgegenhalten

German

Etymology

entgegen- +‎ halten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩ˌhaltn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ent‧gen‧hal‧ten
  • Rhymes: -altn̩

Verb

entgegenhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält entgegen, past tense hielt entgegen, past participle entgegengehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to hold out something to someone
  2. (ditransitive, figurative) to counter, to retort
    Synonym: dagegenhalten

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Entgegenhalter, Entgegenhaltung

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