to come, arrive to be in time 3 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme stignuti
meaning 1 to come, arrive
direction
meaning 2 to be in time

stignuti obaviti posao


to get the job done on time

reference HJP
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NEW Realization 2
type Derivation
language Hungarian
lexeme 1 ér
lexeme 2 ráér
meaning 1 to come, arrive, to reach

A kocsi a térre ért.


The car reached the square.

direction
meaning 2 to be in time

Sohasem siet, mindig ráér.


(S)he is never in a hurry, (s)he is always on time.

reference MEK 1978
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme стићи (stići)
meaning 1 to come, arrive

Na primer, možda ste se vozili autobusom, računajući da ćete za 30 minuta stići kući.


For example, you may have taken the bus, expecting to be home in 30 minutes.

direction
meaning 2 to be in time

1. Не стижем да завршим посао на време. 

2. Нећемо пре зиме стићи да ставимо кућу под кров.


1. I can't finish the work on time.

2. We won't be able to put a roof on the house before winter.

reference РСЈ: 1271 PDRS (Serbian Web)
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