arrive

[ uh-rahyv ]

/ əˈraɪv /

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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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM arrive

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

Other definitions for arrive (2 of 2)

arrivé

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

/ ˌær iˈveɪ; French a riˈveɪ /

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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How to use arrive in a sentence

This winter, however, arrives as a deadlocked Congress fails to offer a new relief fund and as rising coronavirus cases threaten new shutdown measures.
‘Can’t eat a gift card’: Rural food banks fight to put turkeys on the table|Kyle Swenson|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
A second shipment of 150,000 tests would arrive a few days later.
Hogan’s first batch of coronavirus tests from South Korea were flawed, never used|Steve Thompson|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
On a mild autumn day in 2016, the Hungarian mathematician Gábor Domokos arrived on the geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack’s doorstep in Philadelphia.
Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology|Joshua Sokol|November 19, 2020|Quanta Magazine
When Rubio started his teaching career at York nine years ago, there was just one recently arrived Guatemalan student in the school’s English learners, or EL, program, he recalled.
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories|by Melissa Sanchez|November 19, 2020|ProPublica

This pick marks the first for new executive Arturas Karnisovas, who arrived from the Denver Nuggets during the offseason.
On quiet night for NBA draft lottery selections, Anthony Edwards goes No. 1 to Timberwolves|Ben Golliver, Des Bieler|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
By the time the ambulance arrived, over 10 minutes later, it was too late—Mills died soon after arriving at the hospital.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ramos would help set the tone of the day when he greeted the arriving students outside the school.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Arriving in Italy means they have made it to the next phase, but they have most certainly not reached the end of their journeys.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few minutes after arriving, I stood, stripped of everything, my clothes neatly folded on the floor next to me.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Prince and The Duchess will travel to Colombia first, arriving in Bogota on Tuesday, October 28.
Charles and Camilla To Visit Mexico and Colombia|Tom Sykes|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had got his ticket of admission to the Casino, after arriving yesterday evening; but the Rooms had not pleased him then.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
In France these reports would have been impersonal messages arriving from afar.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
It had been his intention before arriving there, to arraign his wife again for having let Orlean go West in the beginning.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
She was too intent upon studying his own to hide them, and upon arriving at a final conclusion.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
On arriving at his command he found everything in confusion, and the soldiers ready at any moment to declare for the Emperor.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for arrive

arrive

/ (əˈraɪv) /

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 forms of arrive

arriver, 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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