entgegnen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German engegenen, from Old High German ingaganan. By surface analysis, ent- +‎ gegnen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛntˈɡeːɡnən/ Hyphenation: ent‧geg‧nen === Verb === entgegnen (weak, third-person singular present entgegnet, past tense entgegnete, past participle entgegnet, auxiliary haben) to retort, to counter (to reply with a counterpoint or opposing sentiment) Synonym: erwidern ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Entgegnen, Entgegner, Entgegnung entgegnend, entgegnet === Further reading === “entgegnen” in Duden online “entgegnen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)