venire

Definitions of venire
  1. verb
    move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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    abbordare
    speak to someone
    arrivare, avvicinarsi
    come near in time
    accostare, appressare, avvicinare, raccostare
    move towards
    sfogarsi
    flow or spill forth
    salutare
    express greetings upon meeting someone
    accalcare, stipare
    approach a certain age or speed
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    andare, gire, ire, muovere, portarsi, recarsi, trasferirsi
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  2. verb
    reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    synonyms: arrivare, giungere
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    abbandonare, accomiatarsi, andare via, lasciare, levarsi, licenziarsi, partire, piantare
    go away from a place
    assentarsi, rifluire, uscire
    move out of or depart from
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    approdare, prendere terra
    reach or come to rest
    approdare, atterrare, prendere terra
    cause to come to the ground
    approdare, atterrare, prendere terra
    arrive on shore
    arrivare, giungere, raggiungere
    reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
    sopraggiungere, sopravvenire
    arrive suddenly and unannounced
    sbarcare
    go ashore
  3. verb
    to gain with effort
    synonyms: addivenire, arrivare, attingere, conseguire, giungere, ottenere, pervenire, raggiungere
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    arrangiarsi
    achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
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    riuscire
    attain success or reach a desired goal
  4. verb
    issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
    synonyms: avere origine, conseguire, derivare, nascere, procedere, provenire, risultare, riuscire, seguire, sorgere
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    rispondere
    come as a logical consequence; follow logically
    rispondere, seguire, succedere
    come after in time, as a result
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    avvalorare, comprovare, dimostrarsi
    be shown or be found to be
  5. verb
    reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
    synonyms: arrivare, giungere, pervenire
    arrivare, giungere
    come to pass; arrive, as in due course
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    cambiare, mutare, variare
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  6. verb
    to be the product or result
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    intervenire, nascere, scaturire
    come into existence; take on form or shape
  7. verb
    fall from clouds
    synonyms: cadere, scendere
    precipitare, ricadere
    descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
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    piovere
    precipitate as rain
    nevicare
    fall as snow
    grandinare, tempestare
    precipitate as small ice particles
    piovigginare
    rain lightly
    diluviare
    rain heavily
  8. verb
    come to pass; arrive, as in due course
    synonyms: arrivare, giungere
    arrivare, giungere, pervenire
    reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
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    accadere, avere luogo, avvenire, occorrere, succedere
    come to pass
  9. verb
    pass through
    synonyms: prendere, sottostare, subire
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    andare, attraversare, fare esperienza, passare, scorrere, sottostare, subire, vivere
    go or live through
    patire, penare
    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
    apprendere, conoscere, sapere, sentire, venire a sapere
    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    incassare
    experience or feel or submit to
    confluire
    undergo or suffer
    risentire, sentire
    undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
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    cambiare, mutare, variare
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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