German

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Etymology

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From ent- +‎ gehen.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːən
  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈɡeːən/, [ʔɛntˈɡeːn]

Verb

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entgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present entgeht, past tense entging, past participle entgangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to slip past (someone)
  2. (intransitive) to escape notice
    Du weißt ja gar nicht was dir entgeht.
    You really don't know what you're missing.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • entgehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • entgehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • entgehen” in Duden online
  • entgehen” in OpenThesaurus.de