arrive
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arrive
- /əˈɹaɪv/
Rhymes with -aɪv
Where it comes from
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.
For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).
verb arrives · arriving · arrived
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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.
Similar: fetch up
- To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed. He had finally arrived on Broadway.
- To come; said of time. The time has arrived for us to depart.
- To happen or occur. Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.
- To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
- To reach; to come to. Ere he arrive the happy isle.
- To bring to shore. and made the sea-trod ship arrive them
Opposite: depart
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: come, get, go far, make it, get in, arrival, coming, achieve, accomplish, incoming, advent, inbound, attain, emerge, enter, bring
verb
Opposite: depart
Translations
Every language
verb to reach
| Español | llegar, arribar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도착하다 dochakhada |
| 日本語 | 着く tsuku, 到着する tōchaku suru |
| 中文 | 到達 /到达 dàodá, 到 dào |
| हिन्दी | आना ānā, पहुँचना pahũcnā, आगमन āgman |
| Kiswahili | kufika |
| Português | chegar |
| Français | arriver |
| Deutsch | gelangen, kommen, erreichen, ankommen |
| Italiano | arrivare, giungere |
| Ελληνικά | φτάνω ftáno |
| Română | ajunge, sosi |
| Русский | доходи́ть doxodítʹ, дойти́ dojtí, доезжа́ть dojezžátʹ, дое́хать dojéxatʹ, долета́ть doletátʹ, долете́ть doletétʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đến |
| العربية | وَصَلَ waṣala |
| עברית | הִגִּיעַ higía |
verb to get to a certain place
| Español | llegar, arribar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도착하다 dochakhada |
| 日本語 | 着く tsuku, 到着する tōchaku-suru |
| 中文 | 到達 /到达 dàodá, 到 dào |
| हिन्दी | पहुँचना pahũcnā |
| Português | chegar |
| Français | arriver |
| Deutsch | ankommen, einlaufen, eintreffen |
| Italiano | arrivare, giungere |
| Ελληνικά | φτάνω ftáno |
| Română | ajunge |
| Русский | прибыва́ть pribyvátʹ, прибы́ть pribýtʹ, приходи́ть prixodítʹ, прийти́ prijtí, приезжа́ть prijezžátʹ, прие́хать prijéxatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đến |
| العربية | وَصَلَ waṣala |
| עברית | הִגִּיעַ higía |
verb to obtain a level of success or fame
| Español | lograr, triunfar, tener éxito |
|---|---|
| Português | vencer |
| Français | réussir, percer |
| Deutsch | schaffen |
| Русский | достига́ть dostigátʹ, дости́чь dostíčʹ |
| עברית | הִגִּיעַ higía |
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title = {arrive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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