entgehen
B2to escape / miss / avoid / elude
- English meaning
- to escape / miss / avoid / elude
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entgehen in a sentence
Er entgeht dem Unglück.
He escapes the misfortune.
Conjugation of entgehen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- entging
- Perfect
- ist entgangen
Word family
entgehen is built from gehen (go, walk). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where entgehen comes from
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Words that go with entgehen
Questions about entgehen
How do you conjugate entgehen?
Present tense: entgehe, entgehst, entgeht, entgehen, entgeht, entgehen. Simple past: entging. Perfect: ist entgangen.
What does entgehen mean in English?
entgehen means "to escape / miss / avoid / elude". For example: "Er entgeht dem Unglück." — "He escapes the misfortune."
What level is entgehen in German?
entgehen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.
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