arrive
verb (used without object)
to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination.
arrived
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past participleof arrive.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof arrive.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
arriveverb (used without object)to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination.
Example Sentences
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His activists tried to block coaches that had come to collect migrants, who had arrived illegally, brought ashore after making the long journey from Normany in France.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Longer, award-winning works such as 1992’s “Nitrate Kisses” and 1995’s “Tender Fictions” — both screened at Sundance — eventually raised her profile, giving her a sense that she’d arrived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But despite the increase across the continent, 72.6 percent of flights arrived on time, up 1.2 percentage points on 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
He would normally message Mingma G through his Garmin satellite tracker to let him know he'd arrived safely at the next camp.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was as if the circus had arrived in town!
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
