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pervenio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
  • arrive verb To reach a place after travelling.
  • reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.

Senses

pervenio is used for these senses in English:

  • achieve (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]
  • arrive (intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
  • reach (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
  • reach (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.

achieve — full definition

  1. verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
  2. verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.

arrive — full definition

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

Related Latin words