Foundation level · Year 4 · free
arrive
verb · Say it: uh-RYVE
What it means
Foundationto reach a place at the end of a journey
We will arrive at the campsite just in time for tea.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- come
- land
- reach
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- depart
- leave
More examples
- Our cousins arrived from Scotland on the first day of the holidays.
Where the word comes from
From Old French 'ariver', meaning to come to shore.
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