tegen

From Middle Dutch tegen, tjegen, from te jegen, the latter from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. See also jegens.

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: te‧gen
• Rhymes: -eːɣən

tegen

1. against

   Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid. ― They protested against the new policy.

   Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn. ― He took medicine against his headache.

2. to, towards

   Ze liep tegen de deur aan. ― She walked towards the door.

   De kat rende tegen het raam. ― The cat ran towards the window.

   lief tegen iemand doen ― to act friendly towards someone

3. (sports) to, versus (in scores/results)

   De uitslag was drie tegen één. ― The score was three to one.

• entegen (obsolete)

• Afrikaans: teen
• Negerhollands: tegen, teegen
• Skepi Creole Dutch: tagen
• → Caribbean Javanese: tékhe

• neegt

From Old English teon, also teohhian, teohgian (“to determine, intend, propose; consider, think, judge, estimate”).

tegen (third-person singular simple present tegeth, present participle tegende, tegynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teged)

1. To ordain, fix, decree
   • Heu michi quia incolatus meus prolongatus est; wumme þat ich shal wunien on uncuðe erde, and þat min biwist is teged here swo longe. — Trinity Homilies, 1225

• Middle English Dictionary

tegen

1. definite singular of teg

• geten