FromMiddle Dutchtegen,tjegen, fromtejegen, the latter fromOld Dutchgegin, fromProto-West Germanic*gagin, fromProto-Germanic*gagin. See alsojegens.
tegen
- against
- Antonym:voor
- Ze protesteerdentegen het nieuwe beleid. ―They protestedagainst the new policy.
- Hij nam medicijnentegen zijn hoofdpijn. ―He took medicineagainst his headache.
- to,towards
- Ze lieptegen de deur aan. ―She walkedtowards the door.
- De kat rendetegen het raam. ―The cat rantowards the window.
- lieftegen iemand doen ―to act friendlytowards someone
- (sports)to,versus (in scores/results)
- De uitslag was drietegen één. ―The score was three to one.
Pronominal adverbs oftegen
FromOld Englishteon, alsoteohhian,teohgian(“to determine, intend, propose; consider, think, judge, estimate”).
tegen (third-person singular simple presenttegeth,present participletegende,tegynge,first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participleteged)
- Toordain,fix,decree
- Heu michi quia incolatus meus prolongatus est; wumme þat ich shal wunien on uncuðe erde, and þat min biwist isteged here swo longe. — Trinity Homilies, 1225
- Middle English Dictionary
tegen
- definitesingular ofteg
