Betekenis van arrival In het Nederlands

• 0 the fact of arriving somewhere:

  • Hundreds gathered to await the boxer's arrival at the airport.

  • On arrival at the police station, they were taken to an interview room.

  • We regret the late arrival of Flight 237.

  • New arrivals (= people who have just come to a place) were being housed in refugee camps.

  • Sue and Michael are delighted to announce the arrival (= birth) of Emily, born on 21 August.

  • The arrival (= introduction) of satellite television changed the face of broadcasting.

  • Their new arrival was keeping them busy.

• 1 the act of someone or something that reaches a place or comes into existence, or a person or thing that reaches a place:

  • [ U ] The arrival of the railroad changed the western US.

  • [ U ] The arrival of the new year was greeted with joy.

  • [ C ] There were so many refugees that tents were needed to house new arrivals.

• 2 the act of coming to a place:

  • Two hours after the arrival of 500,000 newspapers, they are sorted into bundles for 2,000 newsagents.

• 3 a person or thing that comes to a place:

  • For the month of July, the airport ranked 27th among 32 nationally in on-time arrivals.

  • An older student was chosen to show the new arrivals around.

• 4 an occasion when someone starts a new job:

  • With the arrival of a new chief executive in July, there will be a refocusing of the business into a more cohesive unit.

• 5 the introduction of something new such as a product or service:

  • With moves towards the Internet-on-TV model and the arrival of universal broadband access, things are changing.

• 6 the area of an airport that deals with passengers that have just arrived:

  • You will need to show your passport when you get to arrivals.