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arrive

1

[ uh-rahyv ]

verb (used without object)

, ar·rived, ar·riv·ing.
  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.



verb (used with object)

, ar·rived, ar·riv·ing.
  1. Obsolete. to reach; come to.

verb phrase

    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

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

noun

, plural ar·ri·vés [ar-ee-, veyz, a, -, r, ee-, vey].
  1. a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.

arrive

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • arˈriver, noun
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Other Words From

  • ar·river noun
  • unar·rived adjective
  • unar·riving adjective
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Word History and Origins

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 arrive2

First recorded in 1920–25; from French: literally, “arrived,” noun use of past participle of arriver “to arrive”; arrive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arrive1

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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Example Sentences

Unfortunately, the path to the cave was flooded when we arrived, but it wasn’t our only reason to visit.

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Fans hit the river, arriving on paddle boards, Jet Skis and a floating tiki hut, early Wednesday morning according to WTSP-TV.

All players and staff must show seven consecutive coronavirus tests before arriving in Indianapolis for the NCAA tournament.

Police say the driver called cousins for help, and they soon arrived in a Chevrolet Traverse.

Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.

At the music studio, Brinsley would arrive by train or bus to break into the music scene.

He said Jay was anxious and wondering why it was taking so long for the police to arrive.

Few series arrive with the buzz of Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama.

I arrive at twelve-twenty-five and the secretaries are in a tizzy.

They did not arrive in time, so that some of the vessels had sailed, three of which were captured by the enemy.

Peu aprs nostre arrive, i'escrivy l'estat auquel nous avons retrouv ceste Eglise et Colonie naissante.

It was near the hour, by the time they got there, when David Arden would arrive from his northern point of departure.

They were sure that the white troops in Meerut would soon arrive and put an end to the prevalent anarchy.

Alila was not two hours old before friends began to arrive to see him.

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