pervenire

to arrive

verb per-veh-NEE-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin pervenire, to come through.

Also means

to reach

Usage Note

Pervenire is a formal or bureaucratic verb meaning to arrive at a destination or to reach someone (of a document, letter, or communication): la domanda deve pervenire entro lunedì (the application must arrive by Monday). In informal speech arrivare is preferred. Takes essere as auxiliary.

Examples

"La documentazione deve pervenire all'ufficio entro domani."

Natural Translation

The documentation must reach the office by tomorrow.

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