Arrive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

succeed in a big way; get to the top

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælaɪsbəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐɹˈaɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐɹˈaɪv/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælaɪsbəs/.

Examples

She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
After he published his book, he had arrived

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

get in get go far make it come

Antonyms

leave

Parts of Speech

verb	reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress “She arrived home at 7 o'clock”
verb	succeed in a big way; get to the top “After he published his book, he had arrived”

Word Forms

arriver	noun	someone who arrives (or has arrived)
arrival	noun	the act of arriving at a certain place
comer	noun	someone who arrives (or has arrived)
coming	noun	arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ankommen

ein Ziel erreichen; durch Bewegung oder Fortschritt ankommen

🇫🇷French

arriver

atteindre une destination ; arriver par mouvement ou progrès

🇪🇸Spanish

llegar

llegar a un destino; llegar por movimiento o progreso

🇮🇹Italian

arrivare

raggiungere una destinazione; arrivare attraverso il movimento o il progresso

🇳🇱Dutch

aankomen

een bestemming bereiken; komen door beweging of vooruitgang

🇵🇹Portuguese

chegar

chegar a um destino; chegar por movimento ou progresso

🇷🇺Russian

приезжать

добраться до пункта назначения; прибыть посредством движения или прогресса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आना

किसी गंतव्य तक पहुँचना; गति या प्रगति से पहुँचें

🇧🇩Bengali

পৌঁছা

গন্তব্যে পৌঁছানো; আন্দোলন বা অগ্রগতির মাধ্যমে পৌঁছান

🇮🇳Tamil

வந்து சேரும்

ஒரு இலக்கை அடைய; இயக்கம் அல்லது முன்னேற்றம் மூலம் வரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చేరుకుంటారు

గమ్యాన్ని చేరుకోండి; ఉద్యమం లేదా పురోగతి ద్వారా చేరుకుంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

पोहोचणे

गंतव्यस्थानावर पोहोचणे; हालचाल किंवा प्रगतीने आगमन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પહોંચવું

ગંતવ્ય સુધી પહોંચવું; ચળવળ અથવા પ્રગતિ દ્વારા આવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಗಮಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಗಮ್ಯಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಲು; ಚಲನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಗತಿಯಿಂದ ಆಗಮಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എത്തിച്ചേരുന്നു

ഒരു ലക്ഷ്യസ്ഥാനത്ത് എത്തുക; ചലനത്തിലൂടെയോ പുരോഗതിയിലൂടെയോ എത്തിച്ചേരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹੁੰਚਣ

ਇੱਕ ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ; ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪਹੁੰਚੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پہنچنا

منزل تک پہنچنا؛ حرکت یا پیشرفت کے ذریعہ پہنچیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

到达

到达目的地；通过运动或进展到达

🇯🇵Japanese

到着

目的地に到着する。移動または進歩によって到着する

🇰🇷Korean

도착하다

목적지에 도달하다; 움직임이나 진행으로 도착

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đến

đạt đến đích; đến bằng phong trào hoặc tiến bộ

🇹🇭Thai

มาถึง

ไปถึงจุดหมายปลายทาง มาถึงโดยการเคลื่อนไหวหรือความก้าวหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

tiba

mencapai tujuan; tiba dengan gerakan atau kemajuan

🇵🇭Filipino

dumating

maabot ang isang destinasyon; dumating sa pamamagitan ng paggalaw o pag-unlad

🇲🇾Malay

tiba

mencapai destinasi; tiba dengan pergerakan atau kemajuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصل

الوصول إلى الوجهة؛ تصل عن طريق الحركة أو التقدم

🇮🇷Persian

رسیدن

رسیدن به مقصد؛ با حرکت یا پیشرفت می رسند

🇹🇷Turkish

varmak

bir hedefe ulaşmak; hareket veya ilerleme ile varmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַגִיעַ

להגיע ליעד; להגיע לפי תנועה או התקדמות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'arrive'?

The primary meaning of 'arrive' is 'reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress'.

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Using 'arrive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'arrive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'arrive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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