arrive

¹

[ uh-rahyv ]

verb (used without object)

, ar·rived, ar·riv·ing.

1. to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination:

   He finally arrived in Rome.

2. to come to be near or present in time:

   The moment to act has arrived.

3. to attain a position of success, power, achievement, fame, or the like:

   After years of hard work, she has finally arrived in her field.

4. Archaic. to happen:

   It arrived that the master had already departed.

verb (used with object)

, ar·rived, ar·riv·ing.

1. Obsolete. to reach; come to.

verb phrase

1. 1. to come to a place after traveling; reach.
   2. to attain the objective in a course or process:

      to arrive at a conclusion.

arrivé

²

[ ar-ee-vey; French a-ree-vey ]

noun

, plural ar·ri·vés [ar-ee-, veyz, a, -, r, ee-, vey].

1. a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.

arrive

/ əˈraɪv /

verb

1. to come to a certain place during or after a journey; reach a destination
2. foll by at to agree upon; reach

   to arrive at a decision

3. to occur eventually

   the moment arrived when pretence was useless

4. informal.
   (of a baby) to be born
5. informal.
   to attain success or gain recognition

Derived Forms

• arˈriver, noun

Other Words From

• ar·river noun
• unar·rived adjective
• unar·riving adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrive¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English a(r)riven, from Old French a(r)river, from Vulgar Latin arrīpāre (unrecorded) “to come to land,” verb derivative of Latin ad rīpam “to the riverbank”; river ¹

Origin of arrive²

First recorded in 1920–25; from French: literally, “arrived,” noun use of past participle of arriver “to arrive”; arrive

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrive¹

C13: from Old French ariver, from Vulgar Latin arrīpāre (unattested) to land, reach the bank, from Latin ad to + rīpa river bank

Example Sentences

Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.

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At the music studio, Brinsley would arrive by train or bus to break into the music scene.

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He said Jay was anxious and wondering why it was taking so long for the police to arrive.

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Few series arrive with the buzz of Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama.

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I arrive at twelve-twenty-five and the secretaries are in a tizzy.

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They did not arrive in time, so that some of the vessels had sailed, three of which were captured by the enemy.

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Peu aprs nostre arrive, i'escrivy l'estat auquel nous avons retrouv ceste Eglise et Colonie naissante.

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It was near the hour, by the time they got there, when David Arden would arrive from his northern point of departure.

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They were sure that the white troops in Meerut would soon arrive and put an end to the prevalent anarchy.

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Alila was not two hours old before friends began to arrive to see him.

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Related Words

• appear
• enter
• land
• reach
• report
• show up
• take place
• turn up
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