ARRIVE


Meaning of ARRIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əraɪv ]

( arrives, arriving, arrived)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.

Fresh groups of guests arrived...

The Princess Royal arrived at Gatwick this morning from Jamaica.

≠ depart

VERB : V , V prep / adv

2.

When you arrive at a place, you come to it for the first time in order to stay, live, or work there.

...in the old days before the European settlers arrived in the country.

VERB : V prep / adv

3.

When something such as letter or meal arrives , it is brought or delivered to you.

Breakfast arrived while he was in the bathroom.

VERB : V

4.

When something such as a new product or invention arrives , it becomes available.

Several long-awaited videos will finally arrive in the shops this month...

= appear

VERB : V

5.

When a particular moment or event arrives , it happens, especially after you have been waiting for it or expecting it.

The time has arrived when I need to give up smoking.

...the belief that the army would be much further forward before winter arrived.

VERB : V , V

6.

When you arrive at something such as a decision, you decide something after thinking about it or discussing it.

...if the jury cannot arrive at a unanimous decision...

VERB : V at n

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