ankommen

Definitions of ankommen
  1. verb
    give pleasure to or be pleasing to
    synonyms: freuen, gefallen, mögen
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    berauschen, entzücken, hinreißen
    hold spellbound
  2. verb
    reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    synonyms: anlangen, kommen, landen
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    gehen, weggehen
    go away from a place
    abgehen
    move out of or depart from
    ausscheiden
    remove oneself from an association with or participation in
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    landen
    reach or come to rest
    landen
    arrive on shore
    eingehen, vorliegen
    be received
    einfahren
    of trains; move into (a station)
  3. verb
    have weight; have import, carry weight
    synonyms: ausmachen, zählen
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    sein, verhalten
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  4. verb
    judge to be probable
    synonyms: abhängen, ausrechnen, gehören, kalkulieren, rechnen, richten, zählen
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    berücksichtigen, dazuzählen
    allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
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    begutachten, beurteilen, bilden, schließen, urteilen
    form a critical opinion of
  5. verb
    take hold of; grab
    synonyms: bemächtigen, ergreifen, greifen, packen
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    festkrallen, krallen
    clutch as if in panic
    ergreifen, festnehmen, greifen, verhaften
    take into custody
    einfangen, fangen, fassen
    succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
    ergattern, erhaschen, erwischen
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
    entreißen, entringen, ergreifen, erhaschen, erwischen, grapschen, kriegen, schnappen
    to grasp hastily or eagerly
    angeln, fischen
    catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
    abfangen, abwehren, halten
    seize on its way
    beißen, zubeißen
    to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
    kneifen, zwicken
    squeeze tightly between the fingers
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    fassen, nehmen
    get into one's hands, take physically
  6. verb
    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    synonyms: anrühren, auffallen, aufstoßen, beeindrucken, berühren, beseelen, bewegen, ergreifen, rühren
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    überraschen
    cause to be surprised
    beeindrucken
    produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
    mitreißen
    overwhelm emotionally
    befremden, erstaunen
    affect with wonder
    ertappen, erwischen
    discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
    beunruhigen, zerstreuen
    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
    drücken, lasten
    be oppressive or disheartening to
  7. verb
    speak to someone
    synonyms: ansprechen
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    begrüßen
    express greetings upon meeting someone
    herantreten
    make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
    bewillkommnen, empfangen, grüßen, salutieren
    honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
    verabschieden
    say good-bye or bid farewell
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    kommen
    move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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