entgegen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German engegen, from Old High German ingegin, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. 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

• entgegenschlagen
• entgegenkommen

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