arrive

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BrE /əˈraɪv/ AmE /əˈraɪv/

verb en → es

past arrived pp arrived ing arriving

1 REACH LOCATION [intransitive] A1

to reach a place or destination after traveling there

llegar, arribar

  • arrive at/in somewhere

Collocations arrive at the airport · arrive in a city

  • We arrived at the hotel late last night.

    Llegamos al hotel tarde anoche.

2 REACH TIME [intransitive] B1

to reach a particular time or point in time

llegar, alcanzar (el momento)

  • arrive at a time

Collocations arrive at 3 o'clock · arrive at the deadline

  • The meeting will arrive at 4 p.m.

    La reunión llegará a las 4 de la tarde.

1 REACH DESTINATION [intransitive] B2

to reach a place or destination after traveling there (formal)

arribar, llegar

  • arrive at/in somewhere

Collocations arrive at the destination · arrive in a country

  • The delegation arrived at the conference venue.

    La delegación llegó al lugar del encuentro.

2 REACH TIME [intransitive] C1

to reach a particular time or point in time (formal)

llegar, alcanzar (el momento formal)

  • arrive at a time

Collocations arrive at the deadline formally · arrive at 3 o'clock formally

  • The event will arrive at its scheduled start time.

    El evento llegará a su hora programada.