llegar

1. (intransitive) to arrive, get (to)
2. (intransitive) to get up to, to go up to, to reach (+ a or + hasta)
3. (intransitive) to be sufficient; to be enough
4. (intransitive) to manage (be successful)

Hyphenated as

lle‧gar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʝeˈɡaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: plicō

Cognate with Portuguese: chegar

Cognate with Romanian: pleca

Cognate with English: ply

In summary

Inherited from Latin plicāre (“to fold”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait, to weave”). The semantic shift over time from "to fold" is also found in some other Romance cognates, and may be linked to the idea of folding sails when arriving at a port, especially in Iberian Romance where naval tradition was strong. Compare Portuguese chegar; however compare also Romanian pleca (“to leave”), with the opposite meaning, possibly because there the word was associated with folding up tents and leaving. See also the Spanish doublet plegar (“to fold”). Another theory instead derives llegar from a Vulgar Latin plicāre as a regressive derivation from Classical Latin applicāre (“apply, add, attach, join to”). Cognate with English ply.

Concepts

arrive

come

reach

get

come in

come up

make

draw in

manage

pass

succeed

come over

get to

bring up

catch

come about

come across

come here

confer

donate

draw up

emerge

encounter

end up

exit

find

🔍

get at

get in

give

go

go out

grant

guts

happen

here

hit

impart

land

leave

move in

occur

progress

provide

pull in

quit

return

run across

run up against

score

spare

Synonyms

arribar

venir

alcanzar

gustar

reunirse

ir hasta

lograr

entrar

juntarse

convertirse en

dar

dirigirse

entregar

hacerse

ocurrir

ofrecer

pasar

ponerse

realizarse

recalar

salir

suceder

tener éxito

tener lugar

tirar

volver

alma

aproximarse

asomar

ingresar

pretender

arribar a

llegar acá

llegar aquí

visitarse

hacer su llegada

lograr alcanzar

lograr ser

caer

caigo

caer

desguindar

acceder

ayuntarse carnalmente

acercarse

acertar

acontecer

acudir

alargar

aparecer

Translations

arriver

ankommen

arrivare

chegar

arribar

eintreffen

aankomen

kommen

φτάνω

giungere

erreichen

bereiken

arriveren

atteindre

venire

Sentences

Al llegar allá , Williams marcó " blanco " en la raza en su formulario de personal .

Arriving there, Williams marked “white” on the race on his personnel form.

Otros cuatro tripulantes , murieron en la costa sin llegar a ser tomados como prisioneros .

Four other crew members died on the coast without being taken as prisoners.

Se puede llegar a este parque vía marítima o vía terrestre .

This park can be reached by sea or land.