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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. 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


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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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Example Sentences

Ces gens établis sont à mourir de rire; ce à quoi on est appelé, est-ce qu'on peut le savoir jamais, avant d'être arrivé?

Peut-être comprit-il qu'il était arrivé au bout de son rêve.

N'est ce pas par notre raison individuelle que la verité-arrivé a nous et devient notre bien?

Marie ran into her room, crying, "Flore, Monsieur Earnscliffe est arrivé!"

Il étoit extrêmement maigre, et il n'y avoit guére que six mois, qu'il étoit arrivé dans la Nouvelle France.

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