German edit

Etymology edit

an- +‎ langen

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

anlangen (weak, third-person singular present langt an, past tense langte an, past participle angelangt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, regional) to touch (literally) [auxiliary haben]
  2. (intransitive) to arrive [auxiliary sein]
    Synonyms: angelangen, ankommen
  3. (transitive) to concern, to touch [auxiliary haben]
    Synonyms: anbelangen, anbetreffen, angehen

Usage notes edit

anfassen is a more common synonym for literal “touch”; “anlangen” in the literal sense is mostly used in Southern Germany and is unlikely to be understood in formal writing because of the figurative senses prevailing.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • anlangen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anlangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • anlangen” in Duden online
  • anlangen” in OpenThesaurus.de