begegnen
/bəˈɡeː.ɡnən/ verb C2- meet, to encounter, to come across · Ich bin dem Lehrer in der Pause begegnet. I encountered/met the teacher during the break.
- to face, to confront
- to counter, to respond to
- to handle
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- begegnen
- Present (er)
- begegnet
- Präteritum (er)
- begegnete
- Perfekt (er)
- ist begegnet
- Infinitive with zu
- zu begegnen
From the library
Wer in Deutschland einem jungen Menschen in schwarzer Kleidung und mit breitem Hut begegnet, sieht vielleicht einen Gesellen auf Wanderschaft.
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