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- [ar-ee-vey; French a-ree-vey]
- /ˌær iˈveɪ; French a riˈveɪ/
- /əˈraɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ar-ee-vey; French a-ree-vey]
- /ˌær iˈveɪ; French a riˈveɪ/
Definitions of arrive word
- verb arrive When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey. 3
- verb arrive When you arrive at a place, you come to it for the first time in order to stay, live, or work there. 3
- verb arrive When something such as letter or meal arrives, it is brought or delivered to you. 3
- verb arrive When something such as a new product or invention arrives, it becomes available. 3
- verb arrive When a particular moment or event arrives, it happens, especially after you have been waiting for it or expecting it. 3
- verb arrive When you arrive at something such as a decision, you decide something after thinking about it or discussing it. 3
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Origin of arrive
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < French: literally, arrived, noun use of past participle of arriver to arrive
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Parts of speech for Arrive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arrive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
arrive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arrive
verb arrive
- land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
- visit — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- turn up — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
Antonyms for arrive
verb arrive
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
Top questions with arrive
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