chegar.
to arrive (at); to reach (to conclude moving to a destination)
Meaning & usage
to arrive (at); to reach (to conclude moving to a destination)
Em algumas horas chegaremos em Londres.
Em algumas horas chegaremos a Londres.
to arrive (to reach the present time)
O dia de nossa execução chegou.
to reach (to extend to as far as)
A sombra chegou à parede.
to come to; to reach (to get to the extreme value of)
Por causa da chuva, a profundidade do lago chegou a trinta metros.
to do an action that is considered extreme; even; to reach the point of
Os terroristas chegaram a decapitar os prisioneiros.
to suffice (to be enough)
A aposentada disse que quinhentos reais não chegam.
indicates that something should be stopped; to be enough
Chega!
Chega de chuva.
to bring to (to place something next to)
Chega-me essa cadeira, por favor.
to approach (to come nearer)
Chega-te aqui, temos de falar.
to approach (to deal with something in a particular manner)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chegar, apheresis of Latin applicāre. Compare Galician chegar and Spanish llegar. See also the doublets pregar and plicar.
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