Meaning & use
arrive
To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
See it in a sentence
Our flight arrived two hours late because of a storm over the mountains.
By the time we arrived at the venue, most of the good seats were already taken.
A note on using this word
Arrive is followed by 'at' for smaller places (arrive at the station) and 'in' for cities or countries (arrive in Paris).
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To reach a particular conclusion, decision, or state after a process.
After weeks of debate, the committee finally arrived at a decision everyone could accept.
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