See also: Widersprechen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German widersprechen, from Old High German widarsprechan, widarsprehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasprekan, equivalent to wider- +‎ sprechen. Related to English withspeak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçn̩/
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Verb

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widersprechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present widerspricht, past tense widersprach, past participle widersprochen, past subjunctive widerspräche, auxiliary haben)

  1. to object; to disagree
    Da muss ich dir widersprechen.I have to disagree with you on that.
  2. to contradict
  3. (reflexive) to be contradictory

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