entgegnen
to retort, to reply, to counter
Definition
verbMeanings
- 1.to retort
- 2.to reply
- 3.to counter
Grammar
Examples
Darauf wusste er zu entgegnen.
He had nothing to retort to that.
Auf seine Vorwürfe entgegnete sie nur ein .
To his accusations she replied only with a smile.
Da kann ich entgegnen.
There's little I can say in reply to that.
"Das stimmt nicht", entgegnete er .
"That's not true," he calmly retorted.
Sie entgegnete ihm , dass er sich .
She sharply countered that he was mistaken.
Ich wusste nicht, was ich entgegnen sollte.
I didn't know what to reply to that.
Der entgegnete den Kritikern .
The minister confidently countered the critics.
Höflich entgegnete sie, dass sie sei.
She politely replied that she was of a different opinion.
Bevor ich entgegnen konnte, war er schon .
Before I could reply, he was already gone.
Auf diese entgegnete der .
To this question the witness gave no reply at all.