entgehen

/ɛntˈɡeːən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
entgeht
past
entging
perfect
ist entgangen

Meaning

  1. to escape, to miss

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

verfehlen

Entgehen is to escape someone's notice, or to narrowly avoid something bad; verfehlen is to miss a specific target or goal.

Practice

1 What does entgehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Diese Chance darfst du dir nicht ___ lassen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entgehen?

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