llegue a

reach; come to; arrive at

→ llegar

phrase Rare #25,589

reach; come to; arrive at This is the subjunctive form of llegar a. With a place, it means “arrive at” or “reach”; with an infinitive, it can mean “come to,” “become,” or “manage to.”

SP: Es posible que llegue a entenderlo con el tiempo.

EN: I may come to understand it over time.

Ya llegue a mi destino.

I have arrived at my destination.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Te voy a llamar apenas llegue a Chicago.

I'll call you as soon as I get to Chicago.

No creo que llegue a ser muy vieja.

I don’t think she’ll live to be very old.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Es imposible que él llegue a ser médico.

It's impossible for him to become a doctor.

Que Michelle llegue a ser independiente.

May Michelle become independent.

— Black (2005)

No creo que alguna vez llegue a sonar como un hablante nativo.

I don't think I'll ever sound like a native speaker.

Está previsto que el avión llegue a Honolulu mañana por la mañana.

The plane is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu tomorrow morning.

Haz que llegue a cada rincón de tu cuerpo.

Make it reach every corner of your body.

— Guardianes de la Noche: Tren infinito (2020)

Espero que eso no llegue a pasar.

I hope that doesn't happen.

Te llamaré de inmediato en cuanto Tom llegue a Boston.

I’ll call you immediately as soon as Tom arrives in Boston.

Estoy tan cansado que me iré a la cama apenas llegue a la casa.

I'm so tired that I'll go to bed as soon as I get home.

Esperemos que no llegue a eso.

Let's hope it doesn't come to that.