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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West Ham have gone 10 games without a win, managing just one point from their last six matches to leave Nuno facing calls for his sacking just months after arriving at the east London club.
From Barron's
Nothing is careless about “The Pitt”—when a biker arrives, DOA, a few episodes later, you know people are thinking.
Glasner, 51, has impressed since arriving at Palace in 2024, leading them to their first major trophy by winning the FA Cup last season.
From Barron's
Lilly’s obesity pill is still waiting for Food and Drug Administration approval, but could arrive later this year.
From Barron's
Other out-of-towners might be disappointed to arrive in sunny Southern California only to be greeted by storm clouds, but Lilleaas is sanguine about the situation.
From Los Angeles Times
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