approdare

to land, to arrive at; to reach a conclusion

verb ahp-proh-DAH-reh Less Common

Origin: From 'a-' + 'proda' (shore, bank), Latin 'prora.'

Usage Note

Approdare literally means to reach shore or dock (la nave ha approdato al porto), but it is used figuratively far more often: approdare a una soluzione (to arrive at a solution), non approdare a nulla (to come to nothing, get nowhere). It takes essere as its auxiliary in compound tenses: è approdato a una conclusione.

Examples

"La nave è approdata al porto."

Natural Translation

The ship docked at the harbour.

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