Confusing English Words – arrive / come / get / reach

بسیاری از کلمات وجود دارند که معنی یکسانی دارند، اما در واقع تعاریف و کاربردهای مختلفی دارند. شما می خواهید درست صحبت کنید و از به کار بردن کلمات نادرست خودداری کنید، اما در مورد معنی دقیق و کاربرد هر کلمه کاملا مطمئن نیستید. بعضی از زبان آموزان حتی به دلیل تردیدهایشان از به کار بردن کلمات خودداری می کنند! هدف ما در این سری از پست ها روشن کردن رایج ترین کلمات گیج کننده در انگلیسی است.

arrive / come / get / reach

.Come is a general word used for entering a current place. It can be used for coming from short distances or long distances

.My sister lives in London, but next week she’s coming to visit me in Atlanta .Our neighbors are coming over for dinner tonight .Come here- I want to show you something

.Arrive and reach are usually used for travel. Reach usually implies that the distance was long, or there was some difficulty in arriving

.If we catch the 6 AM train, we’ll arrive in the city around 7:30 .We had been driving for eight hours, and we were exhausted by the time we reached Miami

:The word get is simply an informal way to talk about arriving or reaching a destination

.If we catch the 6 AM train, we’ll get to the city around 7:30 .We had been driving for eight hours, and we were exhausted by the time we got to Miami ?Let’s go to the new shopping center tomorrow. Do you know how to get there, or do you need directions .My brother always takes a nap after he gets home from work

.Note that we say get to most destinations. But with here, there, and home, we don’t use “to” – we say get here, get there, get home