"tegen" meaning in Dutch

See tegen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈteːɣə(n)/ Audio: Nl-tegen.ogg
Rhymes: -eːɣən Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|tegen}} Middle Dutch tegen, {{m|dum|tjegen}} tjegen, {{m|dum|te jegen}} te jegen, {{der|nl|odt|gegin}} Old Dutch gegin, {{der|nl|gmw-pro|*gagin}} Proto-West Germanic *gagin, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*gagin}} Proto-Germanic *gagin, {{m|nl|jegens}} jegens Head templates: {{head|nl|preposition}} tegen Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tegen [prepositional], tegen [adverb, postpositional], ertegen [error-unrecognized-form], hiertegen [error-unrecognized-form], daartegen [error-unrecognized-form], waartegen [error-unrecognized-form], ergens tegen [error-unrecognized-form], nergens tegen [error-unrecognized-form], overal tegen [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. against
    Sense id: en-tegen-nl-prep-pxjj6a76 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 49 51
  2. to, towards
    Sense id: en-tegen-nl-prep-8Z5Bjywf Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: entegen [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tegen meaning in Dutch (5.1kB)

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenhanger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenspraak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenstander"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegendraads"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegengesteld"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenovergesteld"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenstrijdig"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegen de muur zetten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegengaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenhouden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenkomen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenspreken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "integendeel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegenover"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tegen de vlakte"
    }
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        "1": "nl",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "postpositional"
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    {
      "form": "ertegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiertegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daartegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "waartegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ergens tegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nergens tegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overal tegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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          "english": "They protested against the new policy.",
          "text": "Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He took medicine against his headache.",
          "text": "Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn.",
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          "english": "She walked towards the door.",
          "text": "Ze liep tegen de deur aan.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The cat ran towards the window.",
          "text": "De kat rende tegen het raam.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to act friendly towards someone",
          "text": "lief tegen iemand doen",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈteːɣə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɣən"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "entegen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tegen"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch prepositions",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːɣən",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːɣən/2 syllables"
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "tegendeel"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenhanger"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenspraak"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "tegenstrijdigheid"
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    {
      "word": "tegendraads"
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      "word": "tegengesteld"
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    {
      "word": "tegenovergesteld"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenstrijdig"
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    {
      "word": "tegen de muur zetten"
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    {
      "word": "tegengaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenhouden"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenkomen"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenspreken"
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    {
      "word": "integendeel"
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    {
      "word": "tegenover"
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    {
      "word": "tegen de vlakte"
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      "args": {
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "ertegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "daartegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "waartegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "ergens tegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nergens tegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "overal tegen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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          "english": "They protested against the new policy.",
          "text": "Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He took medicine against his headache.",
          "text": "Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn.",
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          "english": "The cat ran towards the window.",
          "text": "De kat rende tegen het raam.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "to act friendly towards someone",
          "text": "lief tegen iemand doen",
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      "ipa": "/ˈteːɣə(n)/"
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    }
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}
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