entgehen
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German
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]entgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present entgeht, past tense entging, past participle entgangen, auxiliary sein)
- to slip past (someone)
- (intransitive) to escape notice
- Du weißt ja gar nicht was dir entgeht.
- You really don't know what you're missing.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | entgehen | ||||
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present participle | entgehend | ||||
past participle | entgangen | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entgehe | wir entgehen | i | ich entgehe | wir entgehen |
du entgehst | ihr entgeht | du entgehest | ihr entgehet | ||
er entgeht | sie entgehen | er entgehe | sie entgehen | ||
preterite | ich entging | wir entgingen | ii | ich entginge1 | wir entgingen1 |
du entgingst | ihr entgingt | du entgingest1 du entgingst1 |
ihr entginget1 ihr entgingt1 | ||
er entging | sie entgingen | er entginge1 | sie entgingen1 | ||
imperative | entgeh (du) entgehe (du) |
entgeht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
[edit]- (miss, slip): verpassen
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