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 get 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”. get means “come into the possession of something concrete or abstract”. get 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”
/ˈɡɛt/
1.v.come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
“She got a lot of paintings from her uncle”
2.v.enter or assume a certain state or condition
“He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”
3.v.cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
“He got his squad on the ball”
| arrive | get | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɚˈaɪv/ | /ˈɡɛt/ |
| Said | ur-AHYV | get |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | verb | verb, noun |
| Senses | 2 | 37 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | get, come | acquire |
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