arrive
1 Americanverb (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
noun
plural
arrivésverb
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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 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 arrivé2
First recorded in 1920–25; from French: literally, “arrived,” noun use of past participle of arriver “to arrive”; arrive
Example Sentences
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For the Fed, that increase arrives at a sensitive moment.
From Barron's
Marti Prohaska, the mayor of Mountain Village and Meehan Fee, the mayor pro tem of Telluride, arrived at Horning’s Newport Beach office.
The pilot had exited the aircraft before firefighters arrived and was subsequently assessed by the ambulance service, said Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.
From BBC
But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.
From Salon
Maura Higgins has openly complained about missing out, venting about the injustice of arriving to find — once again — that the salmon was gone.
From Salon
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