gelangen.
to reach, get to, end up in (a place, location)
Meaning & usage
to reach, get to, end up in (a place, location)
Das kurze Video gelangte in falsche Hände.
to reach, arrive at (a destination)
Wir liefen stundenlang, um zur Grenze zu gelangen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German gelangen, from Old High German gilangōn, synchronically analyzed as an ablaut formation from gelingen (“to succeed”) (Duden).
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