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arribar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arrive verb To reach a place after travelling.
  • dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
  • drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.

Senses

arribar is used for these senses in English:

  • arrive (intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
  • dock (intransitive) To land at a harbour.
  • drift (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
  • go through (intransitive) To reach an intended destination after passing through some process.
  • make landfall (meteorology) (of a storm) To reach land.

arrive — full definition

  1. verb To reach a place after travelling.
  2. verb To reach a certain moment, stage, or level of success.

dock — full definition

  1. noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
  2. verb To bring a ship into a dock, or for a spacecraft to connect to another craft or station.
  3. verb To deduct an amount from someone's pay or score as a penalty.
  4. noun The enclosed area in a courtroom where the accused sits during a trial.
  5. noun A weedy plant with broad leaves, traditionally rubbed on nettle stings.

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