begegnen — meaning in English

English meaning

• confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
• encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
• meet verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.

Senses

begegnen is used for these senses in English:

• come across (idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident.
• confront (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
• encounter (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
• meet To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

confront — full definition

1. verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
2. verb To face up to a difficult problem or situation instead of avoiding it.

encounter — full definition

1. verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
2. noun A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, tense, or significant.

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