entgegenschlagen

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German

Etymology

entgegen- +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation

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Verb

entgegenschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt entgegen, past tense schlug entgegen, past participle entgegengeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge entgegen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, often figurative) to assail
  2. (figurative) to face, to meet (of something negative; usually translated passively)
    ihm schlägt blanker Hass entgegenhe is met with pure hatred (literally, “pure hatred faces him”)

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