arrive
[verb]
Synonyms:
- come, appear, enter, get to, reach, show up (informal), turn up
- succeed, become famous, make good, make it (informal), make the grade (informal)

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Antonyms: depart
Contrasted words: get away, go, retire

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English Thesaurus: arrive, get, reach, come, turn up, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ar‧rive S2 W1 /əˈraɪv/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: ariver, from Vulgar Latin arripare 'to come to shore', from Latin ad- 'to' + ripa 'shore']

1. GET SOMEWHERE to get to the place you are going to:
Give me a call to let me know you’ve arrived safely.
arrive in/at
What time does the plane arrive in New York?
arrive late/early
He arrived late as usual.
By the time the police arrived on the scene, the burglars had fled.
► Do not say ‘arrive to’ a place. Say arrive in/at a place: We arrived at the station ten minutes early. | The Prime Minister arrives back in Britain tonight.

2. BE DELIVERED if something arrives, it is brought or delivered to you Synonym : come:
The card arrived on my birthday.

3. HAPPEN if an event or particular period of time arrives, it happens Synonym : come:
When her wedding day arrived, she was really nervous.

4. SOMETHING NEW if a new idea, method, product etc arrives, it begins to exist or starts being used:
Since computers arrived, my job has become much easier.

5. BE BORN to be born:
Sharon’s baby arrived just after midnight.

6. arrive at a decision/solution/compromise etc to reach a decision, solution etc after a lot of effort:
After much consideration, we have arrived at a decision.

7. SUCCESS somebody has arrived used to say that someone has become successful or famous:
When he saw his name painted on the door he knew he’d arrived!

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

arrive
verb
ADV. early, late | shortly, soon We should arrive shortly.
finally We finally arrived at our destination late that evening.
on time, punctually | safe and sound, safely | unannounced My uncle arrived unannounced yesterday evening.
VERB + ARRIVE be due to We are due to arrive in Rome at ten o'clock.
fail to The package failed to arrive.
PREP. at We arrived at the hotel late.
in I should arrive in London tomorrow morning.
PHRASES the first/last to arrive

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

arrive

arrive home
Jo should arrive home any minute now.
arrive early/late
I don’t think we should arrive early.
arrive on time
He never arrives on time for meetings.
arrive safely
She phoned to say she had arrived safely.
arrive shortly/soon
My parents are due to arrive shortly.
arrive unannounced (=without anyone expecting or knowing you were coming)
He arrived unannounced yesterday and stayed the night.
arrive safe and sound (=safely)
It was a great relief when he arrived back safe and sound.
arrive on the scene (=at the place where something has just happened)
Two more police cars arrived on the scene.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

arrive
verb
1.
BAD: You'll arrive to London at two in the morning.
GOOD: You'll arrive in London at two in the morning.
BAD: When the train arrived at Munich, he was still asleep.
GOOD: When the train arrived in Munich, he was still asleep.

Usage Note:
arrive/arrival in a country, city, etc: 'I'll be arriving in Hong Kong in time for Chinese New Year.'

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2.
BAD: She arrived the station just in time to catch the train.
GOOD: She arrived at the station just in time to catch the train.
BAD: We arrived to the hotel in time for dinner.
GOOD: We arrived at the hotel in time for dinner.

Usage Note:
See also HOME 1 (home)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

arrive to get to the place you are going to:
I arrived at the party at around 7 o'clock.
They were due to arrive home from Spain yesterday.
get to arrive somewhere. Get is much more common in everyday English than arrive:
What time do you usually get to work?
I’ll call you when I get home.
reach to arrive somewhere, especially after a long journey:
When we finally reached the port, we were all very tired.
come if someone comes, they arrive at the place where you are:
She came home yesterday.
What time did the plumber say he’d come?
turn up (also show up) informal to arrive somewhere, especially when someone is waiting for you:
I’d arranged to meet Tom, but he never turned up.
roll in informal to arrive somewhere later than you should and not seem worried about it:
Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
get in to arrive somewhere – used especially about people arriving home, or a plane, train etc arriving at an airport, station etc:
I usually get in at around 6 o'clock.
What time did your plane get in?
come in if a plane, train, or ship comes in, it arrives in the place where you are:
We liked to watch the cruise ships come in.
land if a plane or the passengers on it land, they arrive on the ground:
We finally landed at 2 a.m.
They watched the planes taking off and landing.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

land an area that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses:
This is private land.
They moved to the country and bought some land.
farmland land that is used for farming:
The area is one of gently rolling hills and farmland.
territory land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war:
His plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Chinese territory.
The army was advancing into enemy territory.
the grounds the gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospital:
The grounds of the castle are open to visitors every weekend.
the school grounds
estate a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner:
The film is set on an English country estate.
arrive to get to the place you are going to:
I arrived at the party at around 7 o'clock.
They were due to arrive home from Spain yesterday.
get to arrive somewhere. Get is much more common in everyday English than arrive:
What time do you usually get to work?
I’ll call you when I get home.
reach to arrive somewhere, especially after a long journey:
When we finally reached the port, we were all very tired.
come if someone comes, they arrive at the place where you are:
She came home yesterday.
What time did the plumber say he’d come?
turn up (also show up) informal to arrive somewhere, especially when someone is waiting for you:
I’d arranged to meet Tom, but he never turned up.
roll in informal to arrive somewhere later than you should and not seem worried about it:
Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
get in to arrive somewhere – used especially about people arriving home, or a plane, train etc arriving at an airport, station etc:
I usually get in at around 6 o'clock.
What time did your plane get in?
come in if a plane, train, or ship comes in, it arrives in the place where you are:
We liked to watch the cruise ships come in.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲