Arrive and Lay

Arrive

Arrive verb - To get to a destination.

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Lay and arrive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Arrive".

Nearby Words: arrival, arrived, arriving

Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Arrive and lay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrive" instead a verb "Lay".

Nearby Words: laying, laid

way	arrive way	lay way
little	arrive little	lay little

Then, the embattled citizens of the town arrive and lay into the remaining Visionaries, giving the heroes a chance to regroup.

Source: Literature / Two Percent Power
Once they arrive, he can attack them and lose, attack them and win, or lay down his weapon and go home, a broken man.

Source: Video Game / Spec Ops: The Line
Featured prominently in Looking for Alibrandi when the students from the boys school arrive at the girls school and the girls lay eyes on them for the first time.

Source: Female Gaze

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