German VERB B2 Rank 20094

entgegenbringen

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entgegenbringen – brachte entgegen – hat entgegengebracht

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry entgegenbringen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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entgegenbringen vs zeigen

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Both verbs can express making respect or understanding visible. Zeigen is neutral and describes the expression in general. Entgegenbringen explicitly directs the attitude toward a person and is used almost always with abstract nouns such as respect, trust, or understanding.

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entgegenbringen

Die Schülerin brachte dem neuen Lehrer Respekt entgegen.

The student showed respect to the new teacher.

zeigen

Die Schülerin zeigte dem neuen Lehrer Respekt.

The student showed the new teacher respect.

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