how to pronounce arrival

/əˈɹaɪ.vəl/

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arrival is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of arrival in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… more easy since the arrival of the …”

meaning of arrival

Arrival means the act of coming or coming into a place.

arrival frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word arrival occurs in english on average 34.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.