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. 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

Derived Forms

• arˈriver, noun

Other Words From

• ar·river noun
• unar·rived adjective
• unar·riving adjective

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

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

Example Sentences

When police arrived on scene, they found more bones in the area and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office was called to assist in the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

In the final episode, he made a cameo appearance as himself, arriving as a guest at Nessa’s wedding as she prepared to marry fiance Dave Coaches.

From BBC

The paper hypothesizes that it is possible that manatees were not present at all in precolonial Florida and the tools and ornaments arrived here via Native Americans trading with those from the Caribbean.

From Science Daily

Jefferson developed a strong relationship with Minter after they arrived in Baltimore in 2017 and spent three seasons together.

From Los Angeles Times

He arrived at the Mulberry Bush to find it "eerily" quiet.

From BBC

Related Words

• appear
• enter
• land
• reach
• report
• show up
• take place
• turn up
• visit