gegen

Etymology
, from, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Preposition

 * 1) against
 * 2) toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
 * 3) toward (i.e. in the direction of)
 * 4) approximately, around
 * 5) in exchange for
 * 6) facing
 * 7) compare to
 * 1) facing
 * 2) compare to

Usage notes

 * Like its Middle High German predecessor, gegen was formerly also used with the dative, especially by Upper German writers. Compare, which still takes dative.

Etymology
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Preposition

 * 1) against