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German
Etymology
heran- + kommen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɛˈʀanˌkɔmən]
- Hyphenation: he‧ran‧kom‧men
Verb
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- 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.
Conjugation
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