verb
reach a destination, either real or abstract (Freq. 20)
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We hit Detroit by noon
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The water reached the doorstep
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We barely made it to the finish line
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I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
• Derivationally related forms: ↑attainment (for: ↑attain)
• Hyponyms:
↑catch up, ↑scale, ↑surmount, ↑access, ↑get at, ↑bottom out, ↑top out, ↑peak, ↑summit, ↑breast, ↑top, ↑make, ↑find, ↑culminate, ↑get through, ↑come through, ↑ground, ↑run aground
• Verb Group: ↑make
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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They arrive at the water
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ar ˈrive at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they arrive at he/she/it arrives at present participle arriving at past tense arrived at past participle arrived at] phrasal verb
to reach a result, decision, or solution to a problem
How did they arrive at that figure?
The two studies arrive at very different conclusions.
Thesaurus: to make a decisionsynonym
Main entry: arrive
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arrive at [phrasal verb]
arrive at (something) : to make or reach (something, such as a decision) after a lot of thought or effort
She finally arrived at a decision.
They've arrived at the conclusion that the plan won't work.
I hope we can arrive at some sort of understanding/consensus.
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Main Entry: ↑arrive
Useful english dictionary. 2012.