anlangen

== German == === Etymology === an- +‎ langen === Pronunciation === === Verb === anlangen (weak, third-person singular present langt an, past tense langte an, past participle angelangt, auxiliary haben or sein) (transitive, regional) to touch (literally) [auxiliary haben] (intransitive) to arrive [auxiliary sein] Synonyms: angelangen, ankommen (transitive) to concern, to touch [auxiliary haben] Synonyms: anbelangen, anbetreffen, angehen ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Anlangen === Further reading === “anlangen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “anlangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anlangen” in Duden online “anlangen” in OpenThesaurus.de