French word

parvenir

Pronunciation

IPA/paʁvəniʁ/

Meaning

  • verbreach

Example

Nous parvenons au sommet après deux heures de marche.

We reach the summit after two hours of walking.

Illustration for parvenir (reach)

More examples

Les messages sont parvenus rapidement.

The messages arrived quickly.

Core concept

A traveler follows a demanding route and finally reaches a place, state, or result.

Common phrases

  • parvenir à joindre quelqu'un

    manage to get in touch with someone

  • parvenir à + infinitif

    manage to ___

Similar words

arriver: Arrive at a particular place or location.
réussir: Achieve the desired result or outcome.
obtenir: Obtain something that was being sought.

Definition in French

Arriver à un endroit ou atteindre un état ou un résultat, souvent utilisé pour marquer l'aboutissement d'un processus.

Word origin

French parvenir comes through Old French from Latin pervenire, formed from per- meaning 'through' or 'all the way' and venire meaning 'come'.

Usage tips

  • Parvenir takes à before a noun or infinitive, as in parvenir à un objectif and parvenir à comprendre.

Other meanings

  • succeedverb
  • achieveverb
  • arriveverb

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