entgegenschlagen

German

Etymology

entgegen- +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩ˌʃlaːɡŋ̩], [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡənˌʃlaːɡən]

Verb

entgegenschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt entgegen, past tense schlug entgegen, past participle entgegengeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge entgegen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, often figurative) to assail [+dative = someone]
  2. (figurative) to face, to meet [+dative = someone] (of something negative; usually translated passively)
    ihm schlägt blanker Hass entgegen ― he is met with pure hatred (literally, “pure hatred faces him”)

Conjugation

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