llegar a

v.

1 to get to, to come to, to come at.

Ella llegó a firmar She came to sign.

Ellos llegaron a una conclusión They came to a conclusion.

Llegamos al teatro a las seis We got to the theater at six.

2 to come to, to get down to.

Ella llegó a firmar She came to sign.

3 to come to, to attain, to reach.

María llegó a Madrid a las seis Mary arrived in Madrid at six.

Ellos llegaron a una conclusión They came to a conclusion.

4 to reach, to arrive at, to arrive in, to draw into.

María llegó a Madrid a las seis Mary arrived in Madrid at six.

5 to come to.

6 to get to the point of, to get even to the point of.

María llegó a mentir Mary got to the point of lying.

7 to have an emotional effect on, to touch, to reach.

Sus palabras llegaron al alma His words touched the soul.

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(v.) = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with

Ex. We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.

Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex. The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.

Ex. He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex. This article discusses how to interpret these elements in a patent document and how to get through to the technical information sought.

Ex. A man came up to me and said he had been referred to me by the reference department.

Ex. So, having stated these thoughts about librarians and digital libraries, I am happy to announce that the airplane has now pulled into its boarding gate.

Ex. Digital libraries have struck a chord with users.

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(v.) = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with

Ex: We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship.

Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.

Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex: This article discusses how to interpret these elements in a patent document and how to get through to the technical information sought.

Ex: A man came up to me and said he had been referred to me by the reference department.

Ex: So, having stated these thoughts about librarians and digital libraries, I am happy to announce that the airplane has now pulled into its boarding gate.

Ex: Digital libraries have struck a chord with users.