The train arrived late.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

train Noun

— A long vehicle with many cars that are joined together. A train runs on a track. I took the train from Paris to Frankfurt.

train Verb

— If you train someone, you teach them a particular skill. In school we had computer training and sex education.

arrive Verb

— If you arrive somewhere, you come to that place, usually the place that you planned to go to. Is everything ready? I expect the guests to arrive soon. Please arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before your flight. We arrive in New York at 10:52. They asked us to arrive early to help get ready for the party. Different people thinking about the same question often arrive at the same answer. — If something arrives somewhere, it comes to that place, usually the place that it was supposed to go to. Five days later a letter arrived by Federal Express. — If a time or event arrives, it moves from the future into the present. Finally the day arrived for him to come home.

late Adjective

— An event is late if it happens after a specified time. He was late to his appointment. — Late at night. It was a late meeting. — Towards the end of. You come in the late afternoon. — Someone who is dead. I loved my late husband.

late Adverb

— Not on time. He came five minutes late. — Late at night. We stayed late and went home in the dark.