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arrive 1 of 2

verb

ə-ˈrīv How to pronounce arrive (audio)
Definition of arrivenext
1
as in to come
to get to a destination when will the guests arrive?

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Relevance

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2
as in to succeed
to reach a desired level of accomplishment the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

arrivé

2 of 2

noun

as in comer

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Recent Examples of arrive
Verb
More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to quickly extinguish the flames and assess patients. — Staff and Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Regulars like Dave and Karen Wiencek, of Orland Park, arrived early Saturday morning and hunkered down on Breidert Green to enjoy the full entertainment lineup. — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
Wichai Yuankham, 35, a factory worker who came to watch the ships arrive, said the naval visit was a welcome boost to the local economy. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 On top of that, when breakthrough tools like artificial intelligence arrive, enterprises rush to automate existing routines without stepping back to evaluate whether those routines were worth preserving. — Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
  1. come
  2. succeed
  3. comer
  4. appear
  5. thrive
  6. upstart
  7. flourish
  8. nouveau riche
Verb
  • Warranty obligations, supply chain disruption, contractual risks, reputational costs and other company-specific exposures may come with limited capacity, restrictive terms or pricing that makes conventional transfer unattractive.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The family brunch also comes with pitchers of sangria or mimosas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • The quest for 500 million flies The only way the US has succeeded in eradicating screwworm is by breeding millions of flies, sterilizing them using radiation and dropping them in areas with infestations.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Yet too many adults focus on winning and chasing college scholarships, driving up the costs for families and pressure on children to specialize in one sport and succeed.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of succeed
Noun
  • While names like Gavin Newsom and Andy Beshear have been floated for months, Ossoff is a late-comer among potential nominees.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Cada vez que eu sentia o amor de Deus com mais intensidade, ficava um pouco mais forte, tinha menos náusea e, então, conseguia comer mais tipos de alimento.
    — Blithe Holcomb Hogan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026
Definition of comer
Verb
  • Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • What was especially strange was that the initial rumors of the move appeared while the Avs were still in the playoffs.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of appear
Verb
  • The prairies’ clayey soils and other characteristics suppress tree growth, but allow native grasses, wildflowers and other herbaceous plants to thrive.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The show has thrived with its changing global locations and challenges, and without A-list star power.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrive
Noun
  • The power of those two songs catapulted Kings of Leon from hellraising upstarts who opened for rock giants like U2, the Rolling Stones, and Pearl Jam in the mid-aughts to global stardom.
    — Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Many of these upstarts have historically been quick to parlay a buzzy name and big bankroll into an initial slate of projects, generally centered around its athlete founder.
    — Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of upstart
Verb
  • The earliest arguments for the non-existence of time go back to the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, Parmenides of Elea, in southwest Italy, who flourished in the fifth century BCE.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Furo could even step up and eventually replace Igor Thiago one day, another central striker who has flourished at Brentford after being signed by Club Brugge.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of flourish
Noun
  • And all of this comes on the heels of the glitzy opening of the Six Senses Crans-Montana ski-in, ski-out resort, and the nouveau riche crowd that comes with it.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
  • Vandelli thinks Stilley is nouveau riche; Stilley thinks Vandelli is a bully.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Definition of nouveau riche

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