herankommen

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German

Etymology

heran- +‎ kommen

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  • Hyphenation: he‧ran‧kom‧men

Verb

herankommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt heran, past tense kam heran, past participle herangekommen, past subjunctive käme heran, auxiliary sein)

  1. to approach, to come close
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 161:
      Ein fernes Pfeifen ertönte, klang immer näher, die Geräusche des herankommenden Zuges verstärkten sich, schwarz, pfauchend fuhr er ein.
      A distant whistling was heard, sounded closer and closer, the noises of the approaching train grew stronger, black, hissing he arrived.

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