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
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡe.ɡən/
Etymology
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.
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Sentences
Dies sind ganz natürliche Meinungsverschiedenheiten , gegen die nichts einzuwenden ist .
Those are natural disagreements, which we can have.
Während seiner Studentenzeit schloss er 👨 sich im Widerstand gegen den Austrofaschismus den Kommunisten an 🔛 .
During his student days, he joined the Communists in resistance to Austro-fascism.
Gegen den Willen seines Vaters versuchte sich Schuldt als Jugendlicher heimlich ㊙️ an 🔛 mehreren Instrumenten .
Against his father's wishes, Schuldt secretly tried several instruments as a teenager.
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