against · toward (i.e. directed to someone/something) · toward (i.e. in the direction of)
köken: Inherited from Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Cognate with Dutch tegen, English against, Icelandic gegn.
Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen.
to prop up; to lean on (by using a stick-like object) · to punt (to propel a boat) · to oppose; to resist
köken: From Proto-Vietic *coːŋʔ. Semantically, compare 撐 /撑 (chēng), such as 撐拒 /撑拒 with chống cự and 俯臥撐 /俯卧撑 (fǔwòchēng) with chống đẩy. Attested as Middle Vietnamese chóu᷃ in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).