entgegenschlagen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German engegenslahen, ingegenslahen. Equivalent to entgegen- +‎ schlagen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩ˌʃlaːɡŋ̩], [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡənˌʃlaːɡən]
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧ge‧gen‧schla‧gen

Verb

entgegenschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt entgegen, past tense schlug entgegen, past participle entgegengeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge entgegen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, often figurative) to assail [with dative ‘someone’]
  2. (figurative) to face, to meet [with dative ‘someone’] (of something negative; usually translated passively)
    ihm schlägt blanker Hass entgegenhe is met with pure hatred (literally, “pure hatred faces him”)

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