arrive
/əˈraɪv/ verb [I]Definition
REACH › to get to a place: When he first arrived in New York, he didn't speak a word of English. We were the last to arrive at the station. A letter arrived for you this morning.
arrive at an answer/decision/conclusion, etc › to find an answer to a problem or make a decision after a lot of discussion: We didn't arrive at any firm conclusions.
HAPPEN › to happen or start to exist: Summer had finally arrived.
(Definition of arrive verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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