"entgegen" meaning in German

See entgegen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩], [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡən] Audio: De-entgegen.ogg , De-entgegen2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German engegen, from Old High German ingegin, ingagan, from Proto-West Germanic *andagagin. Compare Old English onġean (English again), Middle Dutch entegen (Dutch entegen), Old Saxon angegin, Yiddish אַנטקעגן (antkegn). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|engegen}} Middle High German engegen, {{inh|de|goh|ingegin}} Old High German ingegin, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*andagagin}} Proto-West Germanic *andagagin, {{cog|ang|onġean}} Old English onġean, {{cog|en|again}} English again, {{cog|dum|entegen}} Middle Dutch entegen, {{cog|nl|entegen}} Dutch entegen, {{cog|osx|angegin}} Old Saxon angegin, {{cog|yi|אַנטקעגן}} Yiddish אַנטקעגן (antkegn) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} entgegen, {{de-adv}} entgegen
  1. against Derived forms: entgegen-
    Sense id: en-entgegen-de-adv-pxjj6a76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0

Postposition

IPA: [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩], [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡən] Audio: De-entgegen.ogg , De-entgegen2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German engegen, from Old High German ingegin, ingagan, from Proto-West Germanic *andagagin. Compare Old English onġean (English again), Middle Dutch entegen (Dutch entegen), Old Saxon angegin, Yiddish אַנטקעגן (antkegn). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|engegen}} Middle High German engegen, {{inh|de|goh|ingegin}} Old High German ingegin, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*andagagin}} Proto-West Germanic *andagagin, {{cog|ang|onġean}} Old English onġean, {{cog|en|again}} English again, {{cog|dum|entegen}} Middle Dutch entegen, {{cog|nl|entegen}} Dutch entegen, {{cog|osx|angegin}} Old Saxon angegin, {{cog|yi|אַנטקעגן}} Yiddish אַנטקעגן (antkegn) Head templates: {{head|de|postposition}} entgegen
  1. toward
    Sense id: en-entgegen-de-postp-zFil-Jhs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German postpositions Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of German postpositions: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0
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