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tegen.

against

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈteː.ɣə(n)/

  1. against

    Ze protesteerden tegen het nieuwe beleid.
    Hij nam medicijnen tegen zijn hoofdpijn.

  2. to, towards

    Ze liep tegen de deur aan.
    De kat rende tegen het raam.

  3. to, versus (in scores/results)

    De uitslag was drie tegen één.
Where this word comes from

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.

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