🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

ankommen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ankommen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Arrive/əˈraɪv/
verbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wir werden um Mittag am Flughafen ankommen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To reach a destination or a place.

    "We will arrive at the airport by noon."
  2. 2

    To come to a conclusion or decision.

    "After much discussion, they finally arrived at a consensus."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'arrive' originates from the Old French 'arriver', which itself comes from the Latin 'ad ripam', meaning 'to the shore'. The term evolved through usage in maritime contexts, signifying reaching a destination.

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