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gegen (prep., acc.)
   against; versus; around (time); compared to/with; (in exchange; medicine) for

Sie sind gegen einen Baum gefahren.
They ran into a tree.
"Kramer gegen Kramer" (1979, mit Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, with Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep)
Haben Sie etwas gegen Kopfweh?
Do you have something for a headache?
Er kommt gegen zehn Uhr.
He's coming around ten o'clock.

Related:
gegen bar for cash
gegen Westen fahren to drive/travel westward
gegeneinander against each other
das Gegeneinander conflict
für (prep., acc.) for
für oder gegen for or against

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