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arrival

ar·ri·val
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-rahy-vuh l]
    • /əˈraɪ vəl/
    • /əˈraɪvl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-rahy-vuh l]
    • /əˈraɪ vəl/

Definitions of arrival word

  • variable noun arrival When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival. 3
  • variable noun arrival When someone starts a new job, you can refer to their arrival in that job. 3
  • singular noun arrival When something is brought to you or becomes available, you can refer to its arrival. 3
  • singular noun arrival When a particular time comes or a particular event happens, you can refer to its arrival. 3
  • countable noun arrival You can refer to someone who has just arrived at a place as a new arrival. 3
  • singular noun arrival When a baby is born, you can refer to its arrival. 3

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Origin of arrival

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; arrive + -al2; replacing Middle English arivaille < Middle French

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Arrival

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

arrival popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

arrival usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for arrival

noun arrival

  • return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
  • appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
  • advent — In the Christian church, Advent is the period between Advent Sunday, the Sunday closest to the 30th of November, and Christmas Day.
  • landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
  • meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.

Antonyms for arrival

noun arrival

  • disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
  • departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.

Top questions with arrival

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