arrive
//əˈɹaɪv//
Forms
- present (v1)
- arrive
- past (v2)
- arrived
- past participle (v3)
- arrived
- present participle
- arriving
- 3rd person singular
- arrives
Definitions
1.To reach; to get to a certain place.
- We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.
- He arrived home for two days.
2.To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
- He had finally arrived on Broadway.
- Evidence that the Irish had arrived socially was the abrupt decline in the number of newspaper articles accusing them of brawling and other crimes.
3.To come; said of time.
- The time has arrived for us to depart.
4.To happen or occur.
- Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #968
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome.