Difference between Arrive and Get

What is the difference between Arrive and Get?

Arrive as a verb is to reach while Get as a verb is to obtain, purchase or acquire.

Arrive

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to reach to get to a certain place to obtain a level of success or fame.

Example sentence: Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.

Get

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Offspring.Lineage.A difficult return or block of a shot.A git.A Jewish writ of divorce.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To obtain, purchase or acquire.To receive.To fetch.To become.To cause to become; to bring about.(used with preposition) To don or doff clothing, etc.To cause to do.To betake oneself.To arrive (at) or progress (towards a place or outcome).To go or come (to a specified place, or in a specified manner).To adopt or assume (a certain position or state).To begin (doing something).To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).To understand.To be (used to form the passive of verbs).To become ill with or catch (a disease).To catch out, trick successfully.To perplex, stump.To find as an answer.To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal).To physically assault.To hear completely; catch.To getter.

Example sentence: Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

We hope you now know whether to use Arrive or Get in your sentence.

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