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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Definition for 'arrived back/got back'

Hi teachers,
'Arrived back' or 'got back' have the same meaning in the following sentence, don' they? Do they also mean 'returned' as 'came back'?
He rowed the boat to the bridge, and they arrived back at 6:30.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Tenacious Learner 'Arrived back' or 'got back' have the same meaning in the following sentence, don' they? Do they also mean 'returned' as 'came back'? Yes, and yes.

— Enoon

  • Tenacious Learner 'Arrived back' or 'got back' have the same meaning in the following sentence, don' they?
  • Do they also mean 'returned' as 'came back'?
  • Yes, and yes.
  • I've never liked "arrive back", and I don't even know why, except it sounds to me like they had "got back" and erased it because they thought that their fourth-grade teacher would have marked off for it.
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Tenacious Learner'Arrived back' or 'got back' have the same meaning in the following sentence, don' they? Do they also mean 'returned' as 'came back'?
Yes, and yes.

I've never liked "arrive back", and I don't even know why, except it sounds to me like they had "got back" and erased it because they thought that their fourth-grade teacher would have mar
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Hi ennon,
Thanks! So, if I change 'arrived back' to 'came back', I will get the same meaning 'returned', won't I?

TL
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Tenacious LearnerHi ennon,Thanks! So, if I change 'arrived back' to 'came back', I will get the same meaning 'returned', won't I?TL
I think so.
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