begegnen

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begegnen

[bəˈɡeːɡnən]

Rhymes with eːɡnən

verb begegne · begegnest · begegnet · begegnete · begegne!

with dative jemanden, meist eher zufällig, treffen Ich begegnete ihr zum ersten Mal auf meinem Weg nach Hause von der Bibliothek.
with dative mit etwas umgehen, entgegentreten „Der verinnerlichte Bergsportler begegnet dem Berg mit Respekt vor der Großartigkeit der Natur.“

In English

meet to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
come across find, usually by accident
encounter meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly
confront to come up against; to encounter

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"begegnen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/begegnen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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begegnen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/begegnen

Chicago

"begegnen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/begegnen.

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@misc{begegnen_2026,
  title = {begegnen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/begegnen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}