entgangen
Translation
missed, lost, escaped
Examples
Er trauert dem entgangenen Gewinn nach.
He mourns the lost profit.
Sie dachte an die vielen entgangenen Chancen.
She thought about the many missed opportunities.
Grammar Patterns
j-m ((entgehen)) to escape sb., to be missed by sb. This unique opportunity escaped me.
der entgangene ((Nominativ)) the missed ... The missed profit was very high.
Similar Words
Synonyms: verpasst (missed), verloren (lost); Antonyms: erhalten (received), gewonnen (won)
Etymology
Past participle of the verb 'entgehen' (to escape), from ent- (away) + gehen (to go). Literally 'gone away'.
Memory Tips
Imagine something 'going away' (ent- + gehen) from you, so you missed it or it escaped you.