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kommen — meaning in English

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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.
  • coming adj Approaching; happening soon, especially referring to the near future.
  • over adj Finished; ended.
  • resort noun A place people visit for a holiday, often with hotels, entertainment, and leisure facilities.
  • stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

kommen 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.
  • coming The act of arriving; an arrival.
  • over (procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.
  • resort (intransitive) To make one's way, go (to).
  • stem To be caused or derived; to originate.

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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