noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/
ə-rīv'l
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The early arrival of the bride created a stir.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incoming
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He celebrated the arrival of payday with a shopping spree.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The arrival of puberty can be especially challenging for transgender youth.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: onset
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The arrival of the railway made the local tourist industry viable.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: advent, introduction
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
There has been a significant growth in illegal arrivals.
1823, Lord Byron, Don Juan, London: John Hunt, Canto 11, stanza 68, p. 137, Saloon, room, hall o’erflow beyond their brink, And long the latest of arrivals halts, ’Midst royal dukes and dames condemned to climb, And gain an inch of staircase at a time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arrivant, arriver
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
accomplishment of an objective
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arriver, comer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: traveler, traveller
Narrower terms: early bird, latecomer, newcomer
History
Etymology
From Middle English arivaile, arivaille, arrival, arryvaile, arryvaylle, aryvayle, aryvaylle, from Middle French arrivaille, from arriver; equivalent to arrive + -al.
Across languages
Translations
172 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
aankoms
— act of arriving
Albanian:
arritje
— act of arriving
Southern Altai:
келери
(keleri)
— act of arriving
Southern Altai:
једип келери
(ǰedip keleri)
— act of arriving
Southern Altai:
учуп келери
(učup keleri)
— act of arriving
Arabic:
وُصُول
(wuṣūl)
— act of arriving
Arabic:
وِفَادَة
(wifāda)
— act of arriving
Arabic:
وصول
(wuṣūl)
— act of arriving
Armenian:
ժամանում
(žamanum)
— act of arriving
Armenian:
գալուստ
(galust)
— act of arriving
Azerbaijani:
gəliş
— act of arriving
Belarusian:
прыбыццё
(prybyccjó)
— act of arriving
Belarusian:
прыбыцьцё
(prybycʹcjó)
— act of arriving
Belarusian:
прые́зд
(pryjézd)
— act of arriving
Belarusian:
прыхо́д
(pryxód)
— act of arriving
Belarusian:
прылёт
(pryljót)
— act of arriving
Bengali:
আগমন
(agomon)
— act of arriving
Bhojpuri:
आगमन
(āgəman)
— act of arriving
Bulgarian:
присти́гане
(pristígane)
— act of arriving
Burmese:
ဆိုက်ရောက်
(hcuik-rauk)
— act of arriving
Burmese:
ရောက်လာခြင်း
(rauklahkrang:)
— act of arriving
Buryat:
ерэлгэ
(jerelge)
— act of arriving
Catalan:
arribada
— act of arriving
Chinese Mandarin:
到達 /到达
(dàodá)
— act of arriving
Chinese Mandarin:
到來 /到来
(dàolái)
— act of arriving
Chinese Mandarin:
抵達 /抵达
(dǐdá)
— act of arriving
Czech:
příchod
— act of arriving
Czech:
příjezd
— act of arriving
Czech:
přílet
— act of arriving
Danish:
ankomst
— act of arriving
Dutch:
komst
— act of arriving
Dutch:
aankomst
— act of arriving
Esperanto:
alveno
— act of arriving
Estonian:
saabumine
— act of arriving
Finnish:
saapuminen
— act of arriving
French:
arrivée
— act of arriving
Galician:
chegada
— act of arriving
Galician:
vida
— act of arriving
Georgian:
ჩამოსვლა
(čamosvla)
— act of arriving
Georgian:
ჩამოფრენა
(čamoprena)
— act of arriving
German:
Ankunft
— act of arriving
German:
Eintreffen
— act of arriving
German:
Ankommen
— act of arriving
Gothic:
𐌵𐌿𐌼𐍃
(qums)
— act of arriving
Greek:
άφιξη
(áfixi)
— act of arriving
Ancient Greek:
ἄφιξις
(áphixis)
— act of arriving
Ancient Greek:
ἔλευσις
(éleusis)
— act of arriving
Hebrew:
הַגָּעָה
(haga'a)
— act of arriving
Hindi:
आगमन
(āgman)
— act of arriving
Hindi:
आमद
(āmad)
— act of arriving
Hungarian:
érkezés
— act of arriving
Icelandic:
koma
— act of arriving
Indonesian:
kedatangan
— act of arriving
Ingrian:
tulo
— act of arriving
Ingrian:
tulekki
— act of arriving
Irish:
teacht
— act of arriving
Italian:
arrivo
— act of arriving
Japanese:
到着
(tōchaku)
— act of arriving
Japanese:
到達
(tōtatsu)
— act of arriving
Kazakh:
келу
(kelu)
— act of arriving
Khmer:
ដំណល់
(dɑmnɑl)
— act of arriving
Korean:
도착
(dochak)
— act of arriving
Korean:
도달
(dodal)
— act of arriving
Northern Kurdish:
hatin
— act of arriving
Northern Kurdish:
gihiştin
— act of arriving
Kyrgyz:
келүү
(kelüü)
— act of arriving
Lao:
ຄະມະນາການ
(kha ma nā kān)
— act of arriving
Latin:
perventio
— act of arriving
Latin:
adventum
— act of arriving
Latin:
adventus
— act of arriving
Latvian:
atbraukšana
— act of arriving
Latvian:
pienākšana
— act of arriving
Latvian:
atnākšana
— act of arriving
Lithuanian:
gimimas
— act of arriving
Macedonian:
пристигнување
(pristignuvanje)
— act of arriving
Malay:
kedatangan
— act of arriving
Malay:
ketibaan
— act of arriving
Manchu:
ᠵᡳᡩᡝᡵᡝᠩᡤᡝ
(jiderengge)
— act of arriving
Manchu:
ᠵᡳᡥᡝᠩᡤᡝ
(jihengge)
— act of arriving
Māori:
taenga
— act of arriving
Māori:
taetaenga
— act of arriving
Māori:
haramaitanga
— act of arriving
Mongolian:
ирэлт
(irelt)
— act of arriving
Mongolian:
ирэх нь
(irex nʹ)
— act of arriving
Mongolian:
ирсэн нь
(irsen nʹ)
— act of arriving
Mongolian:
ᠢᠷᠡᠯᠲᠡ
(irelte)
— act of arriving
Mongolian:
ᠢᠷᠡᠬᠦ ᠨᠢ
(irekü ni)
— act of arriving
Mongolian:
ᠢᠷᠡᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠨᠢ
(iregsen ni)
— act of arriving
Norwegian Bokmål:
ankomst
— act of arriving
Norwegian Nynorsk:
framkome
— act of arriving
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tilkomst
— act of arriving
Norwegian Nynorsk:
framkomst
— act of arriving
Occitan:
arribada
— act of arriving
Iranian Persian:
وُرود
(vorud)
— act of arriving
Iranian Persian:
وُصول
(vosul)
— act of arriving
Plautdietsch:
Aunkunft
— act of arriving
Polish:
przybycie
— act of arriving
Polish:
przyjazd
— act of arriving
Polish:
przyjście
— act of arriving
Polish:
przylot
— act of arriving
Polish:
przypłynięcie
— act of arriving
Portuguese:
chegada
— act of arriving
Portuguese:
vinda
— act of arriving
Romanian:
venire
— act of arriving
Romanian:
sosire
— act of arriving
Romanian:
ajungere
— act of arriving
Russian:
прибы́тие
(pribýtije)
— act of arriving
Russian:
прие́зд
(prijézd)
— act of arriving
Russian:
прихо́д
(prixód)
— act of arriving
Russian:
прилёт
(priljót)
— act of arriving
Sanskrit:
आगमन
(āgamana)
— act of arriving
Sardinian:
arribbu
— act of arriving
Serbo-Croatian:
до̀лазак
— act of arriving
Serbo-Croatian:
dòlazak
— act of arriving
Sinhalese:
පැමිණීම්
(pæmiṇīm)
— act of arriving
Slovak:
príchod
— act of arriving
Slovak:
príjazd
— act of arriving
Slovak:
prílet
— act of arriving
Slovene:
prihod
— act of arriving
Spanish:
llegada
— act of arriving
Spanish:
venida
— act of arriving
Spanish:
arribo
— act of arriving
Spanish:
arribada
— act of arriving
Spanish:
arribaje
— act of arriving
Spanish:
recalada
— act of arriving
Spanish:
alleganza
— act of arriving
Swahili:
ujaji
— act of arriving
Swedish:
ankomst
— act of arriving
Tagalog:
dating
— act of arriving
Tajik:
омадан
(omadan)
— act of arriving
Tajik:
вуруд
(vurud)
— act of arriving
Tajik:
омад
(omad)
— act of arriving
Taos:
kwònéne
— act of arriving
Telugu:
ఆగమనము
(āgamanamu)
— act of arriving
Thai:
การมาถึง
(gaan-maa-tʉ̌ng)
— act of arriving
Turkish:
varış
— act of arriving
Turkish:
geliş
— act of arriving
Turkish:
ulaşma
— act of arriving
Ottoman Turkish:
ادراك
(idrak)
— act of arriving
Turkmen:
geliş
— act of arriving
Tuvan:
келири
(keliri)
— act of arriving
Tuvan:
чедип келери
(çedip keleri)
— act of arriving
Tuvan:
ужуп келери
(ujup keleri)
— act of arriving
Tuvan:
келгени
(kelgeni)
— act of arriving
Tuvan:
чедип келгени
(çedip kelgeni)
— act of arriving
Tuvan:
ужуп келгени
(ujup kelgeni)
— act of arriving
Ukrainian:
прибуття́
(prybuttjá)
— act of arriving
Ukrainian:
приї́зд
(pryjízd)
— act of arriving
Ukrainian:
прихі́д
(pryxíd)
— act of arriving
Ukrainian:
прилі́т
(prylít)
— act of arriving
Urdu:
آمَد
(āmad)
— act of arriving
Uyghur:
كېلىش
(këlish)
— act of arriving
Uzbek:
yetib kelish
— act of arriving
Uzbek:
kelish
— act of arriving
Vietnamese:
sự đến
— act of arriving
Welsh:
dyfodiad
— act of arriving
Yakut:
кэлии
(kelii)
— act of arriving
Polish:
przybycie
— the fact of reaching a particular point in time
Polish:
nadejście
— the fact of beginning to occur
Chinese Mandarin:
到來 /到来
(dàolái)
— attainment of an objective
Chinese Mandarin:
問世 /问世
(wènshì)
— attainment of an objective
Finnish:
saapuminen
— attainment of an objective
Polish:
nadejście
— attainment of an objective
Chinese Mandarin:
入境者
(rùjìng zhě)
— person who has arrived