en venir à

French

Etymology

Literally, “from the previous state of matters to come to”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ v(ə).niʁ a/
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Verb

en venir à (idiomatic)

  1. To come to the point of; to end up (doing something).
    Où veux-tu en venir ? ― What are you driving at?

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