ankommen — meaning in English

English meaning

• arrive verb To reach a place after travelling.
• come verb To move toward the speaker, a particular place, or a point of reference.
• depend verb To rely on someone or something for support, help, or a particular outcome.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.

Senses

ankommen is used for these senses in English:

• arrive (intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
• come (transitive, informal) To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of; to assume the role of.
• depend (intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of like independent does) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
• get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
• get (intransitive, informal, mostly, imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.

arrive — full definition

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

come — full definition

1. verb To move toward the speaker, a particular place, or a point of reference.
2. verb To arrive or take place.
3. verb To reach a particular state, condition, or result.
4. verb To originate from a particular place, background, or source.
5. verb To have an orgasm.

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