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chegar.

to arrive (at); to reach (to conclude moving to a destination)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃeˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[ʃeˈɡa(h)]Brazil/ʃeˈɡa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ʃeˈɡa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to arrive (at); to reach (to conclude moving to a destination)

    Em algumas horas chegaremos em Londres.
    Em algumas horas chegaremos a Londres.
  2. to arrive (to reach the present time)

    intransitive
    O dia de nossa execução chegou.
  3. to reach (to extend to as far as)

    A sombra chegou à parede.
  4. to come to; to reach (to get to the extreme value of)

    intransitive
    Por causa da chuva, a profundidade do lago chegou a trinta metros.
  5. to do an action that is considered extreme; even; to reach the point of

    Os terroristas chegaram a decapitar os prisioneiros.
  6. to suffice (to be enough)

    intransitive
    A aposentada disse que quinhentos reais não chegam.
  7. indicates that something should be stopped; to be enough

    auxiliary · impersonal · intransitive
    Chega!
    Chega de chuva.
  8. to bring to (to place something next to)

    transitive
    Chega-me essa cadeira, por favor.
  9. to approach (to come nearer)

    pronominal
    Chega-te aqui, temos de falar.
  10. to approach (to deal with something in a particular manner)

    intransitive
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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