arrive
/ɚˈaɪv/
verb
Common
1.v.reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
“She arrived home at 7 o'clock”
2.v.succeed in a big way; get to the top
“After he published his book, he had arrived”
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arrive and come share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. arrive means “reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress”. come means “move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody”. come is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ɚˈaɪv/
1.v.reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
“She arrived home at 7 o'clock”
2.v.succeed in a big way; get to the top
“After he published his book, he had arrived”
/ˈkʌm/
1.v.move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
“He came singing down the road”
2.v.reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
“She arrived home at 7 o'clock”
3.v.come to pass; arrive, as in due course
“The first success came three days later”
| arrive | come | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɚˈaɪv/ | /ˈkʌm/ |
| Said | ur-AHYV | kuhm |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb | verb, noun |
| Senses | 2 | 22 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | get, come | come up |
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