venir

A. v aux

• 1venir de faire = to have just done elle vient de partir = she's just left ‘vient de paraître‘ (of book) = ‘new!’

• 2venir aggraver la situation = to make the situation worse

• 3le ballon est venu rouler sous mes pieds = the ball rolled up to my feet

• 4s'il venait à pleuvoir = if it should rain

B. vi (+ v être)

• 1 to come venir de = to come from venir après/avant = to come after/before allez, viens! = come on! viens voir = come and see j'en viens = I've just been there je viens de sa part = he/she sent me to see you faire venir qn = to send for sb; = to get sb to come faire venir le médecin = to call the doctor ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée = it never crossed my mind dans les jours à venir = in the next few days Definition of come in the British & World English dictionary Definition of come in the US English dictionary Translate come | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2en venir à = to come to en venir aux mains = to come to blows