entgegenkommen

See also: Entgegenkommen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German engegenkomen, ingagenkomen, from Old High German ingeginqueman, ingeginiqueman, ingagankweman. Equivalent to entgegen- +‎ kommen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡənˌkɔmən], [-ɡeːɡn̩-] (Germany)
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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡɛnˌkɔmɛn], [-ɡeːɡn̩-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: ent‧ge‧gen‧kom‧men

Verb

entgegenkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt entgegen, past tense kam entgegen, past participle entgegengekommen, past subjunctive käme entgegen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to come towards the face of something or someone
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to accommodate (a request); to make concessions
    sich gegenseitig/einander auf halbem Weg entgegenkommento meet each other half way

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