aankomen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch aencomen. Equivalent to aan + komen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːŋkoːmə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: aan‧ko‧men
Verb
aankomen
- (intransitive) to arrive
- (intransitive) to gain weight
- Antonym: afvallen
- De kinderen waren belachelijk veel aangekomen tijdens de vakantie.
- The children had gained a ridiculous amount of weight during the holidays.
- (intransitive or impersonal) to depend [+ op (on)]
- Synonym: afhangen
- Uiteindelijk kwam de wedstrijd toch op de nieuwe spits aan.
- In the end the match had to be decided by the new forward.
- Nu zal het op haar aankomen.
- Now it will depend on her.
- (intransitive, obsolete) to grow
- (unaccusative, with indirect object, archaic) to be acquired
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: aankom
- Jersey Dutch: ânkôme
Anagrams
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