Join Discordvenait
/v(ə).nɛ/venir
1.
verbIndicative3rdImperfectSing3
was coming
used to come
would come (habitual past)
Il venait souvent nous voir le dimanche.
He used to come see us often on Sundays.
Synonyms:arriver, se rapprocher
2.
verb (periphrastic construction)Indicative3rdImperfectSing3
had just (done something)
Elle venait d'arriver quand le téléphone a sonné.
She had just arrived when the phone rang.