erwidern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erwidern, from Old High German irwidarōn. Equivalent to er- +‎ wider (“against”) +‎ -n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛrˈviːdərn/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈviː.dɐn], [-ˈʋiː-] === Verb === erwidern (weak, third-person singular present erwidert, past tense erwiderte, past participle erwidert, auxiliary haben) to reciprocate, return, to react with something analogous Synonym: zurückgeben Feuer erwidern! ― Return fire! (higher register) to answer, reply Synonym: antworten (especially) to object, retort, to express an opposing view Synonyms: entgegnen, einwenden, widersprechen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erwiderung === Further reading === “erwidern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erwidern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erwidern” in Duden online “erwidern” in OpenThesaurus.de