begegnen.
meet, to encounter, to come across
Meaning & usage
meet, to encounter, to come across
Ich bin dem Lehrer in der Pause begegnet.
to face, to confront
to counter, to respond to
to handle
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German begegenen, begagenen, from Old High German bigaganen, with prefix from Proto-West Germanic *gaginijan, from Proto-Germanic *gaginjaną; equivalent to be- + gegnen (“encounter”) + -en. Cognate with Dutch bejegenen.
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