aankomen — meaning in English

English meaning

• arrive verb To reach a place after travelling.
• gain verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.

Senses

aankomen is used for these senses in English:

• arrive (intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
• gain (intransitive) To put on weight.
• get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
• get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
• get (intransitive, informal, mostly, imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.
• put on weight To experience a weight gain, to increase in weight.

arrive — full definition

1. verb To reach a place after travelling.
2. verb To reach a certain moment, stage, or level of success.

gain — full definition

1. verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
2. verb To increase in weight, speed, value, or some other measurable quantity.
3. verb To win or come out ahead in a contest or competition.
4. noun An increase, improvement, or something acquired as a benefit.
5. noun In electronics, the amount by which a device amplifies a signal.

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