entgegennehmen

Definitions of entgegennehmen
  1. verb
    receive willingly something given or offered
    synonyms: akzeptieren, annehmen
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    antonyms:
    abweisen, zurückweisen
    refuse to accept
    ablehnen, abweisen, verschmähen
    reject with contempt
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    annehmen, aufnehmen, nehmen, unterbringen
    admit into a group or community
    begrüßen
    accept gladly
    beehren, honorieren
    accept as pay
    übernehmen
    take up and practice as one's own
    type of:
    anschaffen, bekommen, beschaffen, besorgen, empfangen, erarbeiten, erhalten, erlangen, kriegen, vermitteln
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  2. verb
    take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
    synonyms: akzeptieren, annehmen, nehmen
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    type of:
    mitnehmen, nehmen
    take into one's possession
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