mit Skepsis begegnen

to approach something with skepticism

Türkçe: kuşkuyla yaklaşmak

Noun

Skepsis f.

Verb

begegnen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die Anwohner begegnen dem geplanten Neubau mit großer Skepsis.

How it is used

Means to approach something with skepticism. Neutral to formal register. Use when a manager is doubtful about a supplier's claims. Takes dative object (einer Idee mit Skepsis begegnen).

Other verbs that go with Skepsis

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• auf Skepsis stoßenan idea or proposal is met with doubt
• mit Skepsis betrachtento regard something critically or with doubt

All collocations with Skepsis