entgehen
B2to escape / miss / avoid / elude
- English meaning
- to escape / miss / avoid / elude
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
- Dictionary
- German words with E
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
strukturell:
Words that go with entgehen
abblätternto flake off / peelabbringento dissuadeabfedernto cushion / absorb a shockabgesondertseparate / isolated / incommunicadoabklingento fade away / die away / subsideablassento drain / let off / blow off / desistabsägento saw off / downabsaufento drown / floodabschirmento protect / shield / screen / insulateabschottento seal off / screenabsenkento lower / sinkabtupfento blot / dab away
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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