arrive

¹ American  

[uh-rahyv] / əˈraɪv /

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.

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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 American  

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

noun

plural

arrivés

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

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arrive British  

/ 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

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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

Gu arrived at the Games targeting a clean sweep of golds in her three events after winning two golds and a silver at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where she was the host nation's darling.

From Barron's

Lula, who arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a summit on artificial intelligence, is accompanied by a delegation of more than a dozen ministers as well as business leaders.

From Barron's

But when the 48-year-old arrived at the till his card would not work.

From BBC

"I arrived in 2024, right on the day of the tournament," she says.

From BBC

Lula, heading a delegation of more than a dozen ministers as well as business leaders, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a global summit.

From Barron's

Related Words

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