arrive

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈraɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈraɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə rīv′)

Inflections of 'arrive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
arrives
v 3rd person singular
arriving
v pres p
arrived
v past
arrived
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
arrive⇒ vi(reach destination)llegar⇒ vi
 My family will be waiting for me when I arrive.
 Mi familia me estará esperando cuando llegue.
arrive vi(time: come)llegar⇒ vi
 The time has arrived for you two to get married.
 Llegó el momento de que ustedes dos se casen.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
arrive⇒ vifigurative (attain success)triunfar⇒ vi
 (figurado)llegar⇒ vi
 When David got the promotion, he felt that he had finally arrived.
 Cuando David consiguió el ascenso pensó que finalmente había triunfado.
arrive vi(baby: be born)nacer⇒ vi
  llegar⇒ vi
  venir al mundo vi + loc adv
 Do you have a "feeling" of when your baby might arrive?
 ¿Presientes cuándo nacerá tu bebé?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
arrive at [sth] vi + prepfigurative (conclusion, etc.: reach)llegar a un acuerdo, llegar a una conclusión loc verb
 The mathematician worked to arrive at the answer.
 El matemático trabajó hasta llegar a una conclusión.
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'arrive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
arrival lounge - be along - be late - beat - blow in - blow into town - breeze in - come - come along - come together - creep up on - delivery date - draw up - drive up - end - end up - estimated time of arrival - expect - fetch up - filter in - finish up - flood in - fly in - gain - get - get home - get in - get there - get to - grow light - happen along - immediate future - make - make it - parachute in - port of import - pour in - reach - reach your destination - report - response time - roll in - roll up - show up - sneak up on - trickle - turn up
Spanish:
arribar - llegar - personar - cruzar la entrada - desembarcar - venir - advenir - anticipar - demorar - madrugar - entrar en escena - ir llegando - llegar sin novedad

Collocations: arrive [on time, late, early], arrive [on campus, at work, home], arrive in time (for, to see, to stop), more...

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