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arrive

[ uh-rahyv ]

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verb (used without object)

arrived, arriving.

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)

arrived, arriving.

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

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural arrivés [ar-ee-, veyz, a, -, r, ee-, vey].

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

arrive

/ əˈraɪv /

verb

to come to a certain place during or after a journey; reach a destination
foll by at to agree upon; reach
to arrive at a decision
to occur eventually
the moment arrived when pretence was useless
informal.
(of a baby) to be born
informal.
to attain success or gain recognition

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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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