gegen
Meaning
- against
- toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
- toward (i.e. in the direction of)
- approximately, around
- in exchange for
- facing
- compare to
Concepts
compared with
in regard to
maugre
opposite to
round about
contrast with
widdershins
near to
set off against
at the rate of
Synonyms
kontra
nach … hin
auf … zu
anti
vs.
über den Daumen
um zu
contra
im Vergleich mit
versus
in Richtung
an die
so um die
nahe bei
im Verhältnis zu
so etwa
advers
um die
so circa
Frequency
Dialects
Appenzell Innerrhoden
geg
Basel-Landschaft
fir
Basel-Landschaft
geege
Graubünden
geg
Graubünden
gega
Zürich
geg
Zürich
gege
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡe.ɡən/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Cognate with Dutch tegen, English against, Icelandic gegn.
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
Start learning German with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "gegen" and many other words and sentences in German.
Go to our German course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Sentences
Nationalhelden kämpfen nun mal normalerweise gegen ihre Nachbarn .
National heroes usually fight against their neighbours.
Während des Black-Hawk-Krieges kämpfte Hempstead gegen die Indianer 🇮🇳/🇮🇴 .
During the Black Hawk War, Hempstead fought the Indians.
Der Kampf gegen den Klimawandel ist in der Tat eine Erfolgsgeschichte der europäischen Politik .
The fight against climate change is indeed a success story of European politics.