entgegengehen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German engegengān, ingagengān, from Old High German ingagangān, also ingegingangan, ingagangangan. Equivalent to entgegen- +‎ gehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡənˌɡeːn] Hyphenation: ent‧ge‧gen‧ge‧hen === Verb === entgegengehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht entgegen, past tense ging entgegen, past participle entgegengegangen, auxiliary sein) (intransitive) to walk towards someone, to meet someone on their way [with dative ‘someone’] Ich gehe ihm entgegen. ― I'll walk towards him. (intransitive, figuratively) to head for something, approach something, to face something [with dative ‘something’] Wir gehen finsteren Zeiten entgegen. ― We are facing dark times. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “entgegengehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “entgegengehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “entgegengehen” in Duden online “entgegengehen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.