arrive

¹

[uh-rahyv]

verb (used without object)

arrived, arriving 

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)

arrived, arriving 

1. Obsolete.,  to reach; come to.

verb phrase

1. 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

[ar-ee-vey, a-ree-vey]

noun

plural

arrivés 

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

Other Word Forms

• arriver noun
• unarrived adjective
• unarriving 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

Similarly, highly energetic water rushes out of a cavity when another molecule arrives, giving that incoming molecule an open position.

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About an hour after the superstorm arrived, charged particles surged through Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and flowed toward the polar cap.

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But unlike Miami where it "arrived as a projection of leisure or spectacle", in Mumbai the "style resonated across various building typologies, including schools, cinemas, bungalows, petrol stations and banks," Mr Kumar said.

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Four years after Lincoln Riley arrived at USC amid gaudy promises to return the football program to national prominence, well, two words.

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He arrived ring rusty from his strike on Tyneside, then picked up a groin injury that put him on the sidelines.

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Related Words

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