arrive

/ə'raiv/
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arrive

She arrives at the train station with her suitcase.

Definition
  1. Intransitive Verb:
    • To reach a destination: To come to a place, especially at the end of a journey.
    • To achieve success or recognition: To attain a position of success, prominence, or acceptance, often after effort.
    • To happen or occur: (Of a time or event) To come.
Usage
  • The verb "arrive" is typically followed by a preposition when specifying a location (e.g., a building, station, or event; a city, country, or large area). No preposition is used with adverbs like , , , or when the destination is implied.
  • It indicates the completion of movement towards a point. The focus is on the moment of reaching the destination.
  • In its figurative sense, it describes achieving a significant goal or status.
Examples
  • Reaching a destination:
    • The train will arrive at platform 9 in five minutes.
    • We arrived in Paris yesterday afternoon.
    • What time did you arrive home last night?
  • Achieving success:
    • After years of hard work, she felt she had finally arrived as a respected artist.
    • With that award-winning novel, he has truly arrived in the literary world.
Advanced Usage
  • "arrive at":
    • To reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding through thought or discussion.
      • After hours of debate, the committee arrived at a compromise.
  • "to have arrived":
    • An idiom meaning to have achieved notable success or social acceptance.
      • Wearing that designer label, he thinks he has finally arrived.
Variants and Related Words
  • Arrival (n): The act of arriving; a person or thing that has arrived.
    • We await the arrival of the guests.
    • The new manager is a recent arrival to the company.
  • Arriver (n): One who arrives. (Less common)
Synonyms
  • Reach: To arrive at; to get to a place.
  • Get to: To arrive at a place. (More informal)
  • Attain: To achieve or reach a goal, especially with effort. (For the figurative sense)
Phrasal Verbs
  • Arrive at: As detailed in 'Advanced Usage', this is the primary phrasal construction, used for reaching non-physical destinations like decisions, agreements, or ages.
    • It took them weeks to arrive at a solution.
Related Idioms
  • Arrive in style: To arrive in a way that attracts attention, typically because it is luxurious or impressive.
    • The celebrity arrived in style, stepping out of a limousine.
  • Arrive on the scene: To appear or become involved in a situation.
    • A new competitor has arrived on the scene, changing the market dynamics.
arrive

She arrives at the train station with her suitcase.

Verb
  1. succeed in a big way; get to the top
    • After he published his book, he had arrived
    • I don't know whether I can make it in science!
    • You will go far, my boy!
  2. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    • She arrived home at 7 o'clock
    • She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight

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