venir

Senses

1. 1.

   to come

   to move toward or arrive at a place

2. 2.

   to occur; to happen

   to take place or come to pass

3. 3.

   to suit; to fit

   to be appropriate or fitting for someone or something

4. 4.

   to originate; to stem from

   to have its source or origin in

Examples

• "¿Vienes a la fiesta el sábado?"

  Are you coming to the party on Saturday?

• "La primavera viene después del invierno."

  Spring comes after winter.

• "Ese color no te viene bien."

  That color doesn't suit you well.

Usage

Venir is highly irregular in conjugation (vengo, vienes, viene, etc.). Use venir + a + infinitive for "to come to/in order to do something"; venir + gerund for ongoing action upon arrival. Often used in idiomatic expressions like "venir al caso" (to be relevant) and "venir de perlas" (to come at the perfect moment).