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arrive
1[ uh-rahyv ]
verb (used without object)
- to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination:
He finally arrived in Rome.
- to come to be near or present in time:
The moment to act has arrived.
- to attain a position of success, power, achievement, fame, or the like:
After years of hard work, she has finally arrived in her field.
- Archaic. to happen:
It arrived that the master had already departed.
verb (used with object)
- Obsolete. to reach; come to.
verb phrase
- to come to a place after traveling; reach.
- to attain the objective in a course or process:
to arrive at a conclusion.
é
2[ ar-ee-vey; French a-ree-vey ]
noun
- a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
arrive
/ əˈɪ /
verb
- to come to a certain place during or after a journey; reach a destination
- foll by at to agree upon; reach
to arrive at a decision
- to occur eventually
the moment arrived when pretence was useless
- informal.(of a baby) to be born
- informal.to attain success or gain recognition
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·İ noun
- ܲa· adjective
- ܲa·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of arrive1
Example Sentences
Mr Mangione arrived at the Lower Manhattan court on Friday wearing a prison outfit and with his hands in cuffs.
Traffic was halted as a convoy of cars carrying Witkoff arrived in central Moscow, on his fourth visit to Russia since the start of the year.
Madrid, depending on the outcome of Saturday's final, may arrive as either reborn heroes or wounded guests.
"At home, I hugged my mother, and we cried together for a while. Then cousins and friends started to arrive, and the phone was ringing off the hook."
And in the space where all that striving used to live, something unexpected arrived: love that didn’t need to be chased, fixed or earned.
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