No. 1,090 in German
gelangen
To reach or to arrive at.
In a sentence
Ich gelangte zur Tür, bevor sie sich schloss.
I reached the door before it closed.
In this sentence, 'gelangen' is used to indicate physically reaching a destination or location.
Nachdem sie lange gesucht hatten, gelangten sie schließlich zu einer Lösung.
After searching for a long time, they finally arrived at a solution.
Here, 'gelangen' figuratively means finding or arriving at a solution after a process or effort.
Es gelang ihm, die Aufgabe erfolgreich zu bewältigen.
He managed to accomplish the task successfully.
In this context, 'gelingen' (a related form) is used to express the successful endeavor to complete a task.
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