German preposition · CEFR B2
entgegen
Meaning in English: towards; contrary to
Example
Entgegen der Vorhersage blieb es trocken.
Contrary to the forecast, it stayed dry.
How common is entgegen?
entgegen is number 1,762 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 52 times per million words — about once every 19,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 70% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,758das Managementmanagement
- 1,759die Nachrichtmessage, news
- 1,760der Streitargument, quarrel, dispute
- 1,761spannendeexciting, thrilling
- 1,762entgegentowards; contrary to
- 1,763schwierigdifficult
- 1,764gestiegenrisen, increased
- 1,765die Fakultätfaculty (university)
- 1,766vielfältigediverse, varied
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