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entgegenkommen

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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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