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chegar

[ʃeˈɡa(ʁ)]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. to arrive (at); to reach (to conclude moving to a destination)
  2. to arrive (to reach the present time)
  3. to reach (to extend to as far as)
  4. to come to; to reach (to get to the extreme value of)
Examples

Em algumas horas chegaremos em Londres.

In a few hours we will arrive at London.

Pronunciationʃeˈɡa(ʁ)

Part of speechverb

Usage noteIn standard Portuguese, 'chegar' is often followed by the preposition 'a' when referring to places.

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