arrive at

phrase

: to reach by effort or thought

arrived at a decision

Examples of arrive at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

L3Harris President of Missile Solutions Ken Bedingfield said the award arrived at an unusually fast pace. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

At 22 times 2027 estimates, Meta would trade at about $745 apiece — and that is arguably a very conservative price objective, given that the cloud business would likely boost the earnings estimates used as the basis to arrive at $745. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

The doctor said his colleagues are struggling to treat infected children who often arrive at the hospital with serious complications like pneumonia, diarrhea and encephalitis, or brain swelling. — Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The mind doesn’t have to do much navigating to arrive at a solution. — Chris Borland, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for arrive at

• aristocrat
• magnificat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat