arrive

verb

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ar·rive | \ ə-ˈrīv

arrived; arriving

Definition of arrive

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a : to reach a destination The train arrived late.

b : to make an appearance : to come upon the scene The crowd became silent when the officers arrived.

2 : to be near in time : come The moment has arrived.

3 informal : to achieve success After years of climbing the corporate ladder, he felt he had finally arrived.

4 archaic : happen

arrive at

: to reach by effort or thought arrived at a decision

arrivé

noun

ar·ri·vé | \ ˌa-ri-ˈvā

Definition of arrivé (Entry 2 of 2)

: one who has risen rapidly to success, power, or fame

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Synonyms & Antonyms for arrive

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Verb

go,
leave

Examples of arrive in a Sentence

Verb He arrived home at six o'clock. We had some dinner before arriving at the station. When do you expect them to arrive in Boston? Their flight is due to arrive at 11:30. The train from New York is now arriving. They arrived late at the party. The mail hasn't arrived yet. The new version of the software has finally arrived in stores. There's always a lot to do when spring arrives. When is their baby expected to arrive?

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Churchill Downs recommends Oaks and Derby Day guests arrive early to accommodate search procedures at all admission gates. — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, "What will the 2021 Kentucky Derby look like? Parking, traffic, COVID safety and dining," 13 Apr. 2021 Footage shows reflects trend, lawsuit says Paramedics arrive soon after to treat Nazario for the pepper spray. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "Army officer was afraid for his life during a Virginia traffic stop, attorney says," 13 Apr. 2021 Though why not refund contributions that arrive after your reasonable medical expenses have been covered? — New York Times, "Is It OK to Use Money Raised for a Child’s Cancer Care on a Car?," 13 Apr. 2021 Miller added that a lot of the team’s veterans will not arrive to camp on time due to overseas commitments. — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, "With three draft picks and multiple training camp invitees, Connecticut Sun hope to have a competitive training camp ahead of WNBA season," 12 Apr. 2021 GPUs can now be replaced by a single Orin SoC which will arrive in production vehicles in 2022. — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, "Nvidia Launches 1,000 TOPS Automated Driving Chip, Volvo To Launch Orin-Powered System In 2022," 12 Apr. 2021 There is a growing sense that a bitcoin ETF might finally arrive in the U.S. in the not-too-distant future. — Telis Demos, WSJ, "ETFs Could Rock the Bitcoin World," 12 Apr. 2021 The first run of shad are hickories, which average a bit under 2 pounds and usually arrive in the Susquehanna in mid-April and enter Deer Creek and the Octoraro in good numbers when water temperatures reach 50 degrees and stay in that range. — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Bill May: Springtime means shad fishing | OUTDOORS COMMENTARY," 10 Apr. 2021 Friday’s early results show about a 24.7% voter turnout so far, but the elections center is still counting ballots, and more will arrive by mail in the coming days. — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, "Bronson takes lead over Dunbar in Anchorage mayor’s race, Friday’s election results show," 10 Apr. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun When aliens that can take the form of any human arrive on Earth, H and M embark on a globe-trotting adventure to save the agency -- and ultimately the world. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week: ‘An American in Paris’; ‘Ben-Hur’," 26 Mar. 2021 When aliens that can take the form of any human arrive on Earth, H and M embark on a globe-trotting adventure to save the agency -- and ultimately the world. — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week: ‘My Fair Lady’; ‘Marry Poppins’," 19 Mar. 2021 When aliens that can take the form of any human arrive on Earth, H and M embark on a globe-trotting adventure to save the agency -- and ultimately the world. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week: ‘Lust for Life’; ‘Platoon’ and more," 5 Mar. 2021 For a team returning its full rotation and most of its lineup from a division winner, the A’s arrive in Arizona for spring training with their share of questions. — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, "A's 5 big questions for spring training: Who's the closer? Is Matt Chapman healthy?," 16 Feb. 2021 Should an individual arrive on foot or through public transportation, there will be a walk-up option. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, "COVID-19 vaccination clinic set for Saturday in Montgomery," 25 Jan. 2021 Once the vials of vaccine arrive, they must be immediately placed in ultra-cold freezers to be kept at below minus 94 degrees. — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, "Role-playing, planning for earthquakes, mass training: US health care centers prep for arrival of COVID-19 vaccine," 14 Dec. 2020 As our first doses of vaccine arrive, the promise of ending the pandemic is on the horizon. — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, "Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Dec. 10-16," 26 Dec. 2020 Until vaccines that are not temperature-sensitive arrive, companies can give people three or four hours off to go and get vaccinated, for example. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work, "The case for mandating a Covid-19 vaccine at work—and the case for merely encouraging it," 16 Dec. 2020

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History and Etymology for arrive

Verb

Middle English ariven, arriven "to reach the end of a journey by sea, disembark, reach a destination," borrowed from Anglo-French ariver, arriver "to bring (a person, a ship) to shore, to reach a destination by ship, disembark" (also continental Old French), going back to Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre, parasynthetic derivative from Latin ad rīpam "up to the shore, at the shore" from ad "to, at" + rīpam, accusative of rīpa "bank, shore"; (sense 3) borrowed from French arriver (attested in this sense since the 18th century) — more at at entry 1, river

Noun

borrowed from French, past participle of arriver "to reach a destination, achieve success," going back to Old French ariver "to reach a destination by ship" — more at arrive entry 1

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