arrive

[uh-rahyv]

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verb (used without object), ar·rived, ar·riv·ing.

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), ar·rived, ar·riv·ing.

Obsolete. to reach; come to.

Verb Phrases

arrive at,

to come to a place after traveling; reach.
to attain the objective in a course or process: to arrive at a conclusion.

Origin of arrive

1175–1225; Middle English a(r)riven < Old French a(r)river < Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre to come to land, verbal derivative of Latin ad rīpam to the riverbank; cf. river¹

Related formsar·riv·er, nounun·ar·rived, adjectiveun·ar·riv·ing, adjective

arrivé

[ar-ee-vey; French a-ree-vey]

noun, plural ar·ri·vés [ar-ee-veyz; French a-ree-vey] /ˌær iˈveɪz; French a riˈveɪ/.

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

Origin of arrivé

1920–25; < French: literally, arrived, noun use of past participle of arriver to arrive

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Related Words for arrives

land, appear, visit, reach, enter, report, hit, show, alight, access, dismount, attain, buzz, disembark, prosper, accomplish, succeed, score, flourish, thrive

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Historical Examples of arrives

She relies on Mrs. Howe's protection till her cousin Morden arrives.
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She has a prescriptive right to the society of the man who arrives.
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It can do nothing against Him, it is only by His grace that it arrives at the truth.
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If the Street is brisk, I won't see him till he arrives home to-night.
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British Dictionary definitions for arrives

arrive

verb (intr)

to come to a certain place during or after a journey; reach a destination

(foll by at) to agree upon; reachto arrive at a decision

to occur eventuallythe moment arrived when pretence was useless

informal (of a baby) to be born

informal to attain success or gain recognition

Derived Formsarriver, noun

Word Origin for arrive

C13: from Old French ariver, from Vulgar Latin arrīpāre (unattested) to land, reach the bank, from Latin ad to + rīpa river bank

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Word Origin and History for arrives

arrive

c.1200, "reach land, reach the end of a journey by sea," from Anglo-French ariver, Old French ariver (11c.) "to come to land," from Vulgar Latin *arripare "to touch the shore," from Latin ad ripam "to the shore," from ad "to" (see ad-) + ripa "shore" (see riparian). The original notion is of coming ashore after a long voyage. Of journeys other than by sea, from late 14c. Sense of "to come to a position or state of mind" is from late 14c. Related: Arrived; arriving.