entgegen
/ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩/
preposition
B2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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contrary to, against (also as a separable-verb prefix meaning "toward": entgegenkommen, to come toward)
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Entgegen aller Erwartungen gewann sie das Spiel.
Contrary to all expectations, she won the game.
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Practice
1 What does entgegen mean?
contrary to, against (also as a separable-verb prefix meaning "toward": entgegenkommen, to come toward)
2 Fill the gap: ___ aller Erwartungen gewann sie das Spiel.
Full sentence: Entgegen aller Erwartungen gewann sie das Spiel. (Contrary to all expectations, she won the game.)
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