chegar — 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.
- place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
- reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
- suffice verb To be enough for a purpose or need.
Senses
chegar 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.
- place (ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
- pull in (idiomatic, intransitive, of a train or bus) To approach a station; to arrive at a station.
- 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.
- suffice (intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
arrive — full definition
- verb To reach a place after travelling.
- verb To reach a certain moment, stage, or level of success.
come — full definition
- verb To move toward the speaker, a particular place, or a point of reference.
- verb To arrive or take place.
- verb To reach a particular state, condition, or result.
- verb To originate from a particular place, background, or source.
- verb To have an orgasm.