arrive at vs. arrive in/on (vs. arrive by)

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Space Affair by Peter Viney. 2. The New Adventurer

The second ship to arrive on Centauri was a Type 3 which left Earth in 2275, then a Type 2 which left in 2250.

see below

to arrive on Earth - приземлиться, Земля как поверхность

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to arrive - статическое состояние -> статические предлоги (at, in, on) vs. to (динамический предлог)

As autumn arrives the birds migrate south.

Your application should arrive by 29 June.

See me, then, under these circumstances, arriving on my first visit to Randalls

I started on the details of the story, the flights Jed had arrived on and probably left on, the bag, the description of Jed.

4. by 5 vs. at 5

Вопрос: Какая смысловая разница между высказываниями: We had arrived by 5. -:- We arrived at 5.?

We had arrived by 5. К пяти

We arrived at 5. В пять.

Задание: Заполните пропуск в предложении предлогом времени, который визуализирован фотографией:

They arrived by 12.

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arrive at something - to decide on or find something, especially after discussion and thought

synonym reach

to arrive at an agreement/a decision/a conclusion

to arrive at the truth

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arrive in/on vs. arrive by - как указатель на средство передвижения

by

It’s impossible to get there by car/bus/train/plane

нет артикля - наречие - как?

on

The envelope had been addressed in a feminine hand and had arrived on the London mail coach.

You were graciously pleased to arrive here this evening, and a messenger from your estate arrived on horseback the day before yesterday to warn them of your coming.

есть артикль - существительное, общественный транспорт, see in vs. on (коллектор)

in

We came in her car.

есть детерминатив - существительное, личный транспорт, see in vs. on (коллектор)

from "English Prepositions Explained" by Seth Lindstromberg

By is normal with Landmarks that are generic means of transportation. So, we say, It’s impossible to get there by car/bus/train/plane, and so on when we aren’t thinking of any particular machine. If we are thinking particularly – and therefore thinking of the scene in more detail – we may say, for instance, We came in her car or we came on the last train.

see correlation Prepositions of time: in vs. on vs. at vs. by

Vampires come at night

Vampires come in the night

Vampires come by night