arrival
part of speech
noun (an arrival, arrivals; uncountable for the act)
meaning for a pupil
1) Arrival is the act of reaching a place, coming to where you were going. tree →
2) An arrival is a person or thing that has just come, such as a new baby or a new pupil. tree →
3) Arrivals is the part of an airport where people come in after landing. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, arrival times are shown on train, bus and plane boards; people wait in the arrivals hall. In maths, arrival and departure times are used in time problems. In stories, the arrival of someone changes things. Phrases: on arrival, time of arrival, new arrival, arrivals and departures.
examples
- Our arrival at the hotel was late at night. tree →
- The board shows the arrival time of the next train. tree →
- We waited for Grandpa in the arrivals hall. tree →
- The new arrival in our class is called Sam. tree →
- On arrival, please go to the office. tree →
- The arrival of spring brings flowers. tree →
- The bus left at 9:10 and its arrival was at 9:45, so the trip took 35 minutes. tree →
- Our family has a new arrival: a baby girl! tree →
- You have not been out of doors since my arrival. tree →
note
Verb: arrive. Opposite: departure. Spelling: double r — ar-ri-val. In time problems, journey time = arrival time minus departure time. Use an: an arrival.
In the corpora
- Départ means departure and arrivée means arrival; a train leaving at 14h05 and arriving at 16h50 takes 2 hours 45 minutes.
- Australia Day on 26 January marks the arrival of the First Fleet, and many Aboriginal people call it Invasion Day.
- On long-distance timetables "+1" after a time means the arrival is on the next day.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «arrival» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.