English verb: arrive at | |||
1. | arrive at (motion) reach a destination, either real or abstract | ||
Samples | We hit Detroit by noon. The water reached the doorstep. We barely made it to the finish line. I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts. | ||
Examples | They arrive at the water | ||
Synonyms | attain, gain, hit, make, reach | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | access, bottom out, breast, catch up, come through, culminate, find, get at, get through, ground, make, peak, run aground, scale, summit, surmount, top, top out | ||
Entail | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Verb group | make | ||