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arrive

1

[ uh-rahyv ]

verb (used without object)

arrived, arriving.
  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)

arrived, arriving.
  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.

é

2

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

noun

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

arrive

/ əˈɪ /

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

  • ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·İ noun
  • ܲa· adjective
  • ܲa·iԲ 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 ī (unrecorded) “to come to land,” verb derivative of Latin ad ī貹m “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 ī (unattested) to land, reach the bank, from Latin ad to + ī貹 river bank
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Example Sentences

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The many questions about the site continue to haunt many in Mexico, especially the searchers who arrived at the site in March and distributed photos of abandoned personal items, charred bones and other chilling finds.

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Customs and Border Protection executed a raid at a Home Depot in Pomona where officials say 10 people were arrested by agents who arrived in unmarked vehicles.

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John purchased the harp that Alice would learn to play before he died, and it arrived at the family home after he was gone.

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His task was to welcome VIPs arriving at Paris airports and escort them through passport and customs checks.

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However, by the time officers arrived, he was no longer in possession of the weapon.

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