arrive

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/əˈɹaɪv/

verb 5

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

early, late

shortly, soon

The train will arrive soon at platform three.

finally

After waiting for hours at the airport, she finally arrived home just before midnight.

on time, punctually | safe and sound, safely

unannounced

The guests arrived unannounced at the party, which surprised everyone at first.

VERB + ARRIVE

be due to

The train was due to arrive at the station about twenty minutes late.

fail to

My cousin failed to arrive at the wedding, even though she had promised to come.

PREP

The train arrived at the station just as we were running down the platform.

We arrived in Paris late last night after a long train journey.

PHRASES

the first/last to arrive

Definitions

verb

To reach; to get to a certain place.

We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.

He arrived home for two days.

To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.

He had finally arrived on Broadway.

Evidence that the Irish had arrived socially was the abrupt decline in the number of newspaper articles accusing them of brawling and other crimes.

To come; said of time.

The time has arrived for us to depart.

To happen or occur.

Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.

To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — reach a destination

Antonyms

leave

Idioms & Phrases

arrive at

To reach (a destination)

it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive

The journey or process is more important or more enjoyable than the destination or end result.

Example Bank

We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.

Wiktionary

He arrived home for two days.

Wiktionary

In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, onl

Wiktionary

When do we arrive?

Tatoeba · #1709

The train from Geneva will arrive at the station.

Tatoeba · #1752

You had better not start until they arrive.

Tatoeba · #17631

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, arrive is marked as slang, vulgar, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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