arrive at
Get to a place, or finally decide something after thinking about it.
Meanings
To reach a physical destination.
"We arrived at the airport just in time for our flight."
To reach a conclusion, decision, or agreement after a process of thinking or discussion.
"After hours of negotiation, the two companies finally arrived at a deal."
"We must never stop searching until we have arrived at an answer."
— Winston Churchill, address to Harvard University, 6 September 1943
One of the most common phrasal verbs in English. The literal (physical) sense is A2 level; the figurative sense (arrive at a conclusion/decision/agreement) is B1–B2. Note: use 'arrive at' for specific destinations (a building, an agreement) and 'arrive in' for cities/countries.
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