Vinssent (en. Came)

/vɛ̃sɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates that several people or things arrived in the past.

They came running to the party.

Ils vinssent en courant à la fête.

Used in a literary context to evoke a memory of the past.

When they came, everything was ready for the celebration.

Quand ils vinssent, tout était prêt pour la célébration.

Refers to a significant event from the past where several subjects were involved.

They also came to the important assembly that day.

Eux aussi vinssent à l'assemblée importante de ce jour-là.

Comes from the verb 'venir', deriving from the Latin 'venire'.

They came in vain

They came without result.

Ils vinssent en vain

Came to meet them

They arrived to meet them.

Vinssent à leur rencontre

venir

The base verb meaning to arrive or move towards a place.

venir

venu

Past participle of the verb venir, used to denote a past arrival.

venu

To come quickly

He came to the party to enjoy the music.

Il a vinssent à la fête pour profiter de la musique.

To arrive in a tricky situation

He managed to get out of their problems.

Il se vinssent à sortir de leurs problèmes.