Verb

ein|langen

to arrive, to be received

Ihr Brief ist gestern bei uns eingelangt.

Your letter arrived here yesterday.

Die Bewerbung muss bis Freitag einlangen.

The application must be received by Friday.

((bei+3)) to arrive at, to be received by Your letter arrived with us yesterday.

ankommen (to arrive), eintreffen (to arrive), eingehen (to be received)

From 'ein-' (in) and 'langen' (to reach). Literally 'to reach in'. Common in Austrian German.

Think of a letter 'reaching' ('langen') its way 'in' ('ein') to the recipient. It's a more formal or official version of 'ankommen'.

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