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arriving

ar·rive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-rahyv]
    • /əˈraɪv/
    • /əˈraɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-rahyv]
    • /əˈraɪv/

Definitions of arriving word

  • verb without object arriving to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome. 1
  • verb without object arriving to come to be near or present in time: The moment to act has arrived. 1
  • verb without object arriving to attain a position of success, power, achievement, fame, or the like: After years of hard work, she has finally arrived in her field. 1
  • verb without object arriving Archaic. to happen: It arrived that the master had already departed. 1
  • verb with object arriving Obsolete. to reach; come to. 1
  • noun arriving Present participle of arrive. 1

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Origin of arriving

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English a(r)riven < Old French a(r)river < Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre to come to land, verbal derivative of Latin ad rīpam to the riverbank; cf. river1

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Parts of speech for Arriving

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

arriving 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for arriving

adjective arriving

  • inbound — Throw (the ball) from out of bounds, putting it into play.
  • incoming — coming in; arriving: the incoming tide.

noun arriving

  • arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
  • homecoming — a return to one's home; arrival at home.
  • debarkation — Disembarkation.
  • disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.

Antonyms for arriving

adjective arriving

  • outgoing — going out; departing: outgoing trains.
  • outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
  • outbound — outward bound: an outbound freighter.

noun arriving

  • hegira — Islam. Hijra.
  • going — the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return.
  • homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
  • resettlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
  • conge — permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal

Top questions with arriving

  • when is my package arriving?
  • how did immigrants cope after arriving in america?
  • what time is the train arriving?
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