parviennent

Parviennent is the third-person plural present indicative form of the French verb parvenir. Parvenir means to reach a destination, to succeed in obtaining or achieving something, or to manage to do something. Thus, parviennent translates as “they manage to” or “they succeed in,” as in Ils parviennent à la porte (they manage to reach the door) or Ils parviennent à obtenir le financement (they succeed in obtaining the funding).

Etymology and reception: The verb is of Latin origin, from pervenire, formed from per- “through” and venire “to come.” It entered French in medieval times and developed a wide sense related to arrival and achievement.

Usage and constructions: Parvenir is commonly followed by the preposition à when signaling success in achieving an action, as in parvenir à faire quelque chose (to manage to do something). It can denote reaching a goal, e.g., parvenir à un accord, or arriving at a place, e.g., parvenir à destination. Intransitive senses emphasize overcoming obstacles or difficulties. In formal or literary contexts, parvenir can be contrasted with other verbs like réussir, although they overlap in meaning.

Conjugation notes: Parviennent is also identical to the present subjunctive third-person plural form of parvenir (que … parviennent), which may create ambiguity without context. The verb’s stem is parven-, with standard -ir verb endings in the present tense.

Examples: Les chercheurs parviennent à décrypter le code complexe. Ils parviennent finalement à un accord après des semaines de négociations.

See also: parvenir, atteindre, réussir.