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Synonyms for arrive

  • verb

Most common

come get to come to get

All synonyms

Verb

1. Appear — to reach; to come to

come, get to, come to, get, get in, get there, appear, reach, attain, make it, go far, land

Other

show, fetch up

Antonyms

leave, depart, go

All antonyms of arrive →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To reach; to come to.

Related words

Word family
arrivant arrival
Phrases
arrive at

Forms

Past participle
arrived
e.g. arrived → comen, getten, appeared, reached…

Choose the right word

Arrive, Come To or Reach?

To arrive is to come to a destination, to reach a point intended or proposed.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • reach I placed the medicine out of the children's reach.
  • appear Tom and Mary both appear to be in a cheerful mood.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
arriverising
reachsteady
appearfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
get1
4 letters
come1, show1, land1
5 letters
reach1
6 letters
appear2, attain2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (appear2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
arriver
Italiano
arrivare
Español
llegar
Deutsch
ankommen
Català
aconseguir