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entgegen.

against

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv[ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩][ʔɛntˈɡeːɡən]

  1. against

Where this word comes from

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).

postp[ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩][ʔɛntˈɡeːɡən]

  1. toward

Where this word comes from

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).

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