jegens

Meaning

  1. against, in competition with
  2. (dated) towards, for the purpose of

Concepts

upon
on
🔛
against
opposite
by
towards
at
to

in exchange for

inside
into
of
over
per
regarding
toward
a
🅰️

opposed to

aboard
about
after
an
concerning
for
in
Synonyms

met
A1
aan
A1
🔛
om
A1
op
A1
🆙
tegen
A1
tot
A1
te
A1
tegenover
B1
tegenaan
C1
voor
A1
bij
A1

versus

naar
A1
van
A1
benevens
aangaande
C2
betreffende
C1
binnen
A1
de
A1
het
A1
in
A1
mitsgaders
over
A1
per
A1

samen met

’t

ten huize van
Translations

gegen
gegenüber
um
wider
an
🔛
en
contre
com
ao
em
a
en face de
de
a
vuelta
Frequency

C2
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
jegen
Inherited from Old Dutch
gegin
Cognate with Middle Low German
jegen
In summary

From Middle Dutch jegen, jegens, with unetymological -s from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. See also tegen. Cognate with Middle Low German jegen.

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