gegen

against, towards

English meaning: against, towards
CEFR level: German A1 vocabulary list
Dictionary: German words with G

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gegen in a sentence

Fahr nicht gegen den Baum!
Don't drive into the tree!

Word family

Words built on gegen:

das Gegengewicht das Gegengift die Gegenleistung der Gegensatz gegensätzlich der Gegenschlag die Gegensprechanlage der Gegenstand das Gegenteil gegenüber die Gegenwart die Gegenwehr

Where gegen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch gegen, althochdeutsch gegin, gagan, germanisch *gagna-. Das Wort ist seit dem 9. Jahrhundert belegt.

Words that go with gegen

allall, every anat, on, to aufon, upon, up ausländischforeign aussehenlook/appear automatischautomatic beideboth bekanntknown/famous blaublue der Bogenbow, arch braunbrown breitwide, broad

Questions about gegen

What does gegen mean in English?

gegen means "against, towards". For example: "Fahr nicht gegen den Baum!" — "Don't drive into the tree!"

What level is gegen in German?

gegen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner.

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