entgehen

German

Etymology

From ent- + gehen

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eːən
  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈɡeːən/, [ʔɛntˈɡeːn]

Verb

entgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular simple present entgeht, past tense entging, past participle entgangen, past subjunctive entginge, auxiliary sein)

  1. (transitive) to miss
    Du weißt ja gar nicht was dir entgeht.
    You really don't know what you're missing.
  2. to slip
  3. (intransitive) to escape

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