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Meaning of 'arrive'
Meaning of 'arrive' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Arrive 
[ n.]
- Arrival. [ n.]2. Arrive [ v. i.]
- To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come
in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by
land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and
from. [ v. i.]- To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment.
- To come; said of time; as, the time arrived.
- To happen or occur.
3. Arrive [ v. t.]
- To bring to shore. [ v. t.]- To reach; to come to.
Meaning of 'arrive' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. arrive [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- succeed in a big way; get to the top
- succeed in a big way; get to the top
Example in sentence:
- 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!
Meaning (2):
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Example in sentence:
- She arrived home at 7 o'clock;
- She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
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