单词 | pervene |
释义 | † pervenev. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. rare. 1. intransitive. To come to; to reach to. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > reaching a point or place > reach a point or place [verb (intransitive)] overtakec1225 covera1375 accede1465 penetrate1530 to get through1589 pervene1589 reach1591 1589 in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1936) X. 57 Without sume vaged men the King vill hardly pervein to the overthrow of theis factious lords. 1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. vii. 31 Effluvia and Spirits that are emitted from the one, and pervene to the other. 2. transitive. To come to (a person or thing); to haunt. ΚΠ 1786 Edinb. Evening Courant 11 Dec. 1/4 O had ye seen, as I hae seen him, Whan nae Blue Devils did pervene him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1589 |
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