"dagegen" meaning in German

See dagegen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /daˈɡeːɡən/, [daˈɡeːɡŋ̩], [daˈɡeːɡən], /ˈdaːɡeːɡən/ [adverb, also] (note: with focus), [ˈdaːɡeːɡŋ̩] [adverb, also] (note: with focus), [ˈdaːɡeːɡən] [adverb, also] (note: with focus) Audio: De-dagegen2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-dagegen3.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-dagegen.ogg Forms: dargegen [alternative]
Etymology: da (“there”) + gegen. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|da<t:there>|gegen}}, {{af|de|da|gegen|t1=there}} da (“there”) + gegen Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} dagegen, {{de-adv}} dagegen
  1. against it, against that
    Sense id: en-dagegen-de-adv-1mLgprkZ

Conjunction

IPA: /daˈɡeːɡən/, [daˈɡeːɡŋ̩], [daˈɡeːɡən], /ˈdaːɡeːɡən/ [adverb, also] (note: with focus), [ˈdaːɡeːɡŋ̩] [adverb, also] (note: with focus), [ˈdaːɡeːɡən] [adverb, also] (note: with focus) Audio: De-dagegen2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-dagegen3.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-dagegen.ogg Forms: dargegen [alternative]
Etymology: da (“there”) + gegen. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|da<t:there>|gegen}}, {{af|de|da|gegen|t1=there}} da (“there”) + gegen Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} dagegen
  1. however, by contrast, on the other hand Synonyms: hingegen, hergegen, andererseits, wiederum, hinwiederum
    Sense id: en-dagegen-de-conj-V38LuhbK Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 0 100 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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