Antonyms for arrive
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-rahyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈraɪv |
Definition of arrive
Origin :- c.1200, "reach land, reach the end of a journey by sea," from Anglo-French ariver, Old French ariver (11c.) "to come to land," from Vulgar Latin *arripare "to touch the shore," from Latin ad ripam "to the shore," from ad "to" (see ad-) + ripa "shore" (see riparian). The original notion is of coming ashore after a long voyage. Of journeys other than by sea, from late 14c. Sense of "to come to a position or state of mind" is from late 14c. Related: Arrived; arriving.
- verb come to a destination
- verb achieve recognition
- Let me acknowledge that there was much need of self-persuasion to arrive at this conclusion.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- At Antwerp, he happened to arrive at the celebration of the fête in honour of Rubens.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- How can I arrive at an opinion unless I go myself, and see what it is like?
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- He is a lover of truth, and advocates the only way to arrive at it, which is by unfettered thought.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- Let me hear from you as soon as you arrive, and in particular tell me what you mean to do with Mainwaring.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- They were covered with dust and apparently very glad to arrive.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- And when it is finished and you arrive you shall find me, but not at once.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- Why, for instance, the charming couple did not arrive at the same moment, and in the same cab?
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- One could not arrive at all; another not till near daybreak.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- And all the time, it had seemed to Anthony, that the man was expecting some one to arrive.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
Synonyms for arrive
- access
- accomplish
- alight
- appear
- attain
- barge in
- become famous
- blow in
- bob up
- breeze in
- bust in
- buzz
- check in
- clock in
- disembark
- dismount
- drop anchor
- drop in
- enter
- fall by
- fall in
- flourish
- get to
- hit
- hit town
- land
- make good
- make it
- make the grade
- make the scene
- pop in
- pop up
- prosper
- pull in
- punch the clock
- reach
- reach the top
- report
- roll in
- score
- show
- show up
- sign in
- sky in
- succeed
- take place
- thrive
- turn up
- visit
- wind up at
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