entgegen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German engegen, from Old High German ingegin, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Compare Old English onġean (English again), Middle Dutch entegen (Dutch entegen), Old Saxon angegin, Yiddish אַנטקעגן (antkegn).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
entgegen
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Postposition edit
entgegen
- (with dative) toward
- Das Kind läuft der Mutter entgegen : The child runs toward the mother.