Synonyms

arrive

¹ American

[uh-rahyv] / əˈraɪv /

verb (used without object)

arrived, arriving

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.

verb (used with object)

arrived, arriving

Obsolete. to reach; come to.

verb phrase

arrive at
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 American

[ar-ee-vey, a-ree-vey] / ˌær iˈveɪ, a riˈveɪ /

noun

plural

arrivés

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

arrive British

/ əˈraɪv /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

arriver noun
unarrived adjective
unarriving adjective

Etymology

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 arrivé²

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

Example Sentences

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At the same time, the “Nuestra América” humanitarian convoy is in the process of delivering more than 20 tons of critical supplies to Cuba, some of which will arrive by boat in the coming days.

From Los Angeles Times

After the sun came up, "we watched the water recede little by little" before the fire department arrived, Mikey said.

From BBC

No oil has arrived since January 9, hitting the power sector while public transport has dwindled and airlines curtailed flights to the island, a blow to the all-important tourism sector.

From Barron's

It didn’t take long for consequences to arrive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supporters scaled railings and sat on the top of bus shelters as their struggling side arrived to face relegation rivals Nottingham Forest.

From BBC

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