entgehen

B2

to 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

ichentgehe
duentgehst
er/sie/esentgeht
wirentgehen
ihrentgeht
sie/Sieentgehen
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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