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ankommen

arrive

Meaning of ankommen

reach destination

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DE[ˈanˌkɔmən]
arrive
ankommen - arrive
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ankommenarrive
kochencook
sich ändernchange
bindentie
folgenfollow
setzenset
entfernenremove

ankommen synonyms

Related words worth learning together

anreisen
Means to travel in from another place, especially from another city or country, with focus on the journey to the destination.
erreichen
Means to reach a place or goal; it is not always a simple arrival, but rather getting to or managing to get somewhere.
gelangen
Means to get or make it to somewhere; often a bit more formal or literary, with emphasis on the route or access.
landen
Literally means to land; used for planes and helicopters, and figuratively for someone ending up somewhere after moving or traveling.
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A
🇩🇪de
anreisen

Means to travel in from another place, especially from another city or country, with focus on the journey to the destination.

A2Often
🇩🇪de

Means to reach a place or goal; it is not always a simple arrival, but rather getting to or managing to get somewhere.

A2Very Often
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🇩🇪de
gelangen

Means to get or make it to somewhere; often a bit more formal or literary, with emphasis on the route or access.

A2Often
🇩🇪de

Literally means to land; used for planes and helicopters, and figuratively for someone ending up somewhere after moving or traveling.

A2Often

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ankommen means arrive. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce ankommen

[ˈanˌkɔmən]

ankommen translation

arrive

ankommen transcription

[ˈanˌkɔmən]

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an einem Zielort eintreffen

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