arrive

Everyday

1. To arrive is to get to a place at the end of a trip. tree →
2. To arrive is to come or happen: «Spring has arrived». tree →
3. To arrive at an answer is to reach it after thinking. tree →

In the lessons

people or things that come and are added; also a time of reaching a place; phrases «arrive at» (a place, an answer), «arrive in» (a city or country), «arrive on time», «arrival»

Examples

• 12 guests arrive at the party. tree →
• The train arrives at 3:15. tree →
• 8 more buses arrived. tree →
• If he leaves at 9 and the trip takes 2 hours, when will he arrive? tree →
• We arrived in Sydney at night. tree →
• Please arrive at school on time. tree →
• The parcel arrived this morning. tree →
• Winter arrived early this year. tree →
• We arrived at the answer together. tree →
• The new baby arrived last week. tree →
• The girls arrived just in time. tree →

Note

More arriving means add. Trap: with times, the arrival time is the start time plus the length of the trip. Say «arrive at school», «arrive in London», never «arrive to». The noun is «arrival».

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The text speaks of Elijah, who tradition says will come before the Messiah to settle hard questions of law. In the primary lessons: people or things that come and are added; also a time of reaching a place; phrases «arrive at» (a place, an answer), «arrive in» (a city or country), «arrive on time», «arrival»

Examples

• It is also believed that he is bound to come and decide all knotty points in the law, and to appear before the true Messiah arrives. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

More arriving means add. Trap: with times, the arrival time is the start time plus the length of the trip. Say «arrive at school», «arrive in London», never «arrive to». The noun is «arrival».