Definitions for arrival
əˈraɪ vəlar·rival

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. arrival, reachingnoun

   accomplishment of an objective

2. arrivalnoun

   the act of arriving at a certain place

   "they awaited her arrival"

3. arrival, arriver, comernoun

   someone who arrives (or has arrived)

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. arrivalnoun

   the act of arriving or something that has arrived

2. arrivalnoun

   the attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Arrivalnoun

   the act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land

   Etymology: [From Arrive.]

2. Arrivalnoun

   the attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected

   Etymology: [From Arrive.]

3. Arrivalnoun

   the person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as, news brought by the last arrival

   Etymology: [From Arrive.]

4. Arrivalnoun

   an approach

   Etymology: [From Arrive.]

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1. Arrival

   Arrival is the third proper studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Sweden on 11 October 1976 by Polar Records. Recording sessions began in August 1975 and continued until September 1976. The album was recorded at Metronome and Glen studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Arrival was first released on CD in 1984. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form a total of four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and again in 2006. Upon its original 1976 release, "Fernando", released as a single earlier the same year, did not appear on Arrival, but it was included on the South African, Australian and New Zealand versions. "Fernando" remained unreleased on Arrival until the first remastered issue in 1997. The album also contains three of the group's biggest hits, "Dancing Queen", "Money, Money, Money" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You". Arrival was the best-selling album of 1977 in the United Kingdom. In April 1977, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Matched Categories

1. • Accomplishment
   • Action
   • Traveler

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'arrival' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2845

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'arrival' in Nouns Frequency: #1158

How to pronounce arrival?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say arrival in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of arrival in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of arrival in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of arrival in a Sentence

1. Cathryn Cluver Ashbrook:

   The European relationship has changed and will now be shrouded in skepticism, the arrival of a Joe Biden administration has yet to be embraced with the same fanfare as Barack Obama as President-elect, because Donald Trump has done more damage to the relationship than George W. Bush. Trump's outward aggression affected all aspects of European life, be it trade, defense or even the emotional shared ideas and cultural ties. All those things suddenly seem debased and of less value.

2. Maurizio Reggiani:

   This is the first step on the road and The Terzo Millennio is the arrival point.

3. Paul Preston:

   The three Californias measure is dead on arrival, it’s not constitutionally sound, and everybody recognizes it. Everybody I’ve been talking to — and I get flooded because we’ve got 50 counties engaged in our program — everybody’s absolutely appalled by it.

4. Xiao Jie:

   The arrival of tourists will nourish the need for divers and windsurfers.

5. Chief Executive Michael Pearson:

   We should have abandoned the transaction with Marathon when it became clear that the expected arrival of generic competition made the economics of the deal dependent on significant price increases.

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