arrivé
1 Americannoun
plural
arrivésverb (used without object)
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to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination.
He finally arrived in Rome.
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to come to be near or present in time.
The moment to act has arrived.
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to attain a position of success, power, achievement, fame, or the like.
After years of hard work, she has finally arrived in her field.
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Archaic. to happen.
It arrived that the master had already departed.
verb (used with object)
verb phrase
verb
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to come to a certain place during or after a journey; reach a destination
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(foll by at) to agree upon; reach
to arrive at a decision
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to occur eventually
the moment arrived when pretence was useless
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informal (of a baby) to be born
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informal to attain success or gain recognition
Other Word Forms
- arriver noun
- unarrived adjective
- unarriving adjective
Etymology
Origin of arrivé1
First recorded in 1920–25; from French: literally, “arrived,” noun use of past participle of arriver “to arrive”; arrive
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
Example Sentences
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The baby, however, arrived long before they could get to hospital.
From BBC
City's other January signing, winger Antoine Semenyo, arrived at the club from Bournemouth four days prior to their trip to the north east for the first leg against Newcastle, in which he scored.
From BBC
In April 2023, Mordisco made his only known public appearance: arriving in a luxury bulletproof SUV at a secluded jungle area to announce the start of peace talks that subsequently failed.
From Barron's
The coroner arrived around 11:50 a.m. and the tracks were still closed around noon, according to Lopez.
From Los Angeles Times
“We are validating our plans and training today,” Hoover told IOC members at the committee’s 145th session, “so that when the world arrives in L.A., we will be ready.”
From Los Angeles Times
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