begegnen v.i. 1. zufällig: (jemandem) meet, bump into,
(einer Sache) come across;
sich (oder
einander) begegnen meet, bump into each other;
übertragen
ihre Blicke begegneten sich their eyes met;
2. (Schwierigkeiten etc.) meet with, come up against, have to face up to;
(entgegentreten) confront, face;
(abwehren) counter;
(bekämpfen) combat
(a. Krankheit);
(aufhalten) check;
einer Gefahr etc.
mit etwas begegnen a. respond to a danger
etc. with something
(oder by
Gerundium);
3. mir ist das schon einmal begegnet it's happened to me before, I've experienced it before;
das Schlimmste, was dir begegnen kann the worst that can happen to
you;
4. (behandeln) treat, behave
very coolly etc. towards;
5. (vorkommen) be found
(bei in), come up (in);
dieser Stil etc.
begegnet
ebenfalls in ... a. this style
etc. is also to be found in
(oder can also be found in, also appears in), you also come across this style
etc. in