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

A US envoy has arrived in Israel to continue negotiations on a ceasefire with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, after reporting “additional progress” during a second day of talks in Beirut.

From BBC

The “Strip That Down” singer’s dark blue casket arrived at the church in a white horse-drawn hearse carrying floral arrangements spelling the words “son” and “daddy,” the BBC said.

From Los Angeles Times

Murray arrived at the Scarlets for the beginning of the 2024-25 season and has made six starts on the wing.

From BBC

Since Tuesday, 17 children had arrived at the emergency room showing signs of malnutrition and an elderly man had died due to severe dehydration, he added.

From BBC

The “gold standard” for the UK would be to strike a generous beach-returns deal with France, says Mr Walsh, in which France agrees to take back migrants who arrive via the Channel and intercept boats.

From BBC

Related Words

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