ankommen.
to arrive
Meaning & usage
to arrive
Wir sind am Flughafen angekommen und der Flug hat Verspätung.
to depend
Es kommt darauf an.
Es kommt auf dich an.
to be important, to matter
to be a match for, to stand a chance against
Gegen dieses riesige Monster kommen wir nicht an.
Gegen diese Logik komme ich nicht an.
to be received, to do
Ich bin gespannt, wie die Serie im deutschen Fernsehen ankommen wird.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German anekomen, from Old High German anaqueman, from Proto-West Germanic *anakweman, from Proto-Germanic *anakwemaną (“to come to, come at, arrive”). Compare Dutch aankomen, English oncome, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (anaqiman).
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