arrive
to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
to come to be near or present in time: The moment to act has arrived.
to attain a position of success, power, achievement, fame, or the like: After years of hard work, she has finally arrived in her field.
Archaic. to happen: It arrived that the master had already departed.
Obsolete. to reach; come to.
arrive at,
to come to a place after traveling; reach.
to attain the objective in a course or process: to arrive at a conclusion.
Origin of arrive
1Other words from arrive
- ar·riv·er, noun
- un·ar·rived, adjective
- un·ar·riv·ing, adjective
Other definitions for arrivé (2 of 2)
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
Origin of arrivé
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How to use arrive in a sentence
Shared e-scooter services arrived in the nation’s capital in early 2018 and are a popular choice for residents and visitors to get around.
D.C. Council weighs making it easier for e-scooter riders to collect damages after crashes | Luz Lazo | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostThe Wizards’ general manager likes to arrive as early as possible, and the first thing he does is grab a program to start skimming through names — surnames, specifically.
How did Deni Avdija catch the eye of Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard? It started with his name. | Ava Wallace | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThe crew of four — NASA astronauts Hopkins, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover, as well as Noguchi — lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday evening, and arrived at the station about 27 hours later.
Astronauts on the space station discuss SpaceX’s rocket, sleeping quarters and Baby Yoda | Christian Davenport | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThere is a season to prepare for, one that arrives in about a month.
The NBA offseason is a wild ride in normal times. This year? Buckle up. | Jerry Brewer | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostWhen spring training arrived, the gig should have been over.
Baseball told Kim Ng no (and no, and no) before it finally said yes | Candace Buckner | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
Was there an investigation of people at DOJ before they arrived at that conclusion?
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s Battle Royale With the Feds | Lloyd Grove | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Krauss said that from the moment he and the other scientists arrived on the island, they never saw anything untoward.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the father arrived at the hospital, he was told that Andrew Dossi was in surgery, but the wounds were not life-threatening.
When I first arrived at Duke, hooking up with a stranger seemed like a way to shed my inhibitions.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe detectives learned early on that Brinsley had arrived by bus in Manhattan.
Dick was at the wharf, one day last week, when one of the up river boats arrived.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousWhen she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThe clerks had not arrived yet, and he beguiled the time by looking out of the staircase window.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensOn May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe sun was shining when they arrived at Salon, the gayest, the most coquettish, the most laughing little town in Provence.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for arrive
/ (əˈraɪv) /
to come to a certain place during or after a journey; reach a destination
(foll by at) to agree upon; reach: to arrive at a decision
to occur eventually: the moment arrived when pretence was useless
informal (of a baby) to be born
informal to attain success or gain recognition
Origin of arrive
1Derived forms of arrive
- arriver, noun
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