Dictionary

arrive en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /əˈɹaɪv/
• ə-rīvʹ

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. 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”).

Meanings

1. (copulative, intransitive) 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.
   • In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%. 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:
2. (intransitive) 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. 2002, Donald Cole, Immigrant City: Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1845-1921, page 58:
3. (intransitive) To come; said of time.
   • The time has arrived for us to depart.
4. (intransitive) To happen or occur.
   • Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives. 1666, Edmund Waller, Instructions to a Painter:
5. (Ireland, UK, intransitive, often, slang, vulgar) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
6. (archaic, transitive) To reach; to come to.
   • Arrive at last the blessed goal. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “(please specify |part=Prologue or Epilogue, or |canto=I to CXXIX)”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
   • Ere he arrive the happy isle. 1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • Ere we could arrive the point proposed. 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To bring to shore.
   • and made the sea-trod ship arrive them 1618, George Chapman, A Hymn to Apollo:

Forms

Antonyms

depart

Deriveds

rearrive · arrive at · it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive · arrivance · arrivage · unarriving · unarrived · arrivant

Relateds

arrival

Synonyms

fetch up

Translations (384)

bg явя́ се (to reach) · pl dolatywać impf dolecieć (to reach) · pl przyjść (to get to a certain place) · sc arribbare (to reach) · hy ժամանել (to reach) · kea txegá (to reach) · sah тиий (to reach) · de eintreffen (to get to a certain place) · cs přicestovat (to get to a certain place) · bg дости́гна (to reach) · uga 𐎎𐎙𐎊 (to reach) · ru долете́ть (to reach) · bg присти́гна (to reach) · tyv келир (to get to a certain place) · ro ajunge (to reach) · sc arribbare (to get to a certain place) · be прыхо́дзіць (to get to a certain place) · uk приїжджа́ти (to get to a certain place) · es triunfar (to obtain a level of success or fame) · hy հասնել (to get to a certain place) · de schaffen (to obtain a level of success or fame) · scn arruvari (to get to a certain place) · yi קומען (to reach) · ro sosi (to reach) · cs doletět (to reach) · sc arrivare (to get to a certain place) · za daengz (to reach) · kk kelip jetý (to get to a certain place) · is koma (to reach) · fi tulla perille (to obtain a level of success or fame) · it giungere (to get to a certain place) · kk كەلىپ جەتۋ (to get to a certain place) · io arivar (to get to a certain place) · sw kufika (to reach) · fr arriver (to reach) · grc ἀφικνέομαι (to get to a certain place) · la advenio (to reach) · he הִגִּיעַ (to obtain a level of success or fame) · no ankomme (to get to a certain place) · mrw oma (to reach) · hsb dóńć pf: přijěć (to reach) · la devenio (to get to a certain place) · ang ancuman (to reach) · ru доходи́ть (to reach) · fur rivâ (to get to a certain place) · gun vaẽ (to reach) · pt chegar (to reach) · mr पोहोचणे (to get to a certain place) · pl przychodzić (to get to a certain place) · oc arribar (to get to a certain place) · la devenio (to reach) · fi tulla perille (to reach) · mn ᠬᠦᠷᠬᠦ (to reach) · uk прихо́дити (to get to a certain place) · agj ዴረሳ (to reach) · lo ຮອດ (to reach) · wa ariver (to reach) · he הִגִּיעַ (to get to a certain place) · de ankommen (to reach) · ktu kukuma (to get to a certain place) · ru достига́ть (to obtain a level of success or fame) · lo ຈວບ (to get to a certain place) · be прые́хаць (to get to a certain place) · es arribar (to reach) · sv komma fram (to get to a certain place) · uk дійти́ (to reach) · nl bereiken (to get to a certain place) · cs přijet (to get to a certain place) · pl przyjeżdżać (to get to a certain place) · tr varmak (to get to a certain place) · nl aankomen (to reach) · sh dospjeti (to reach) · ms sampai (to get to a certain place) · wa reyussi (to obtain a level of success or fame) · ceb abot (to get to a certain place) · sv anlända (to reach) · nci ehco (to reach) · cmn 到 (to reach) · ca arribar (to reach) · mbb uma (to get to a certain place) · scn arrivari (to reach) · cmn 到 (to get to a certain place) · hu befut (to obtain a level of success or fame) · ru прийти́ (to get to a certain place) · bg постигам (to obtain a level of success or fame) · sc erribbai (to get to a certain place) · af aankom (to reach) · rm rivar (to get to a certain place) · kea txiga (to reach) · pox komot (to get to a certain place) · ba барып етеү (to reach) · cs doletovat (to reach) · nb ankomme (to reach) · fi saapua (to obtain a level of success or fame) · th มา (to get to a certain place) · kk келу (to get to a certain place) · fur rivâ (to reach) · it arrivare (to reach) · ln ya (to get to a certain place) · gl chegar (to get to a certain place) · hy ժամանել (to get to a certain place) · rup agiungu (to reach) · be даязджа́ць (to reach) · ur پہنچنا (to reach) · fr percer (to obtain a level of success or fame) · pl przybywać (to get to a certain place) · de gelangen (to reach) · nci ahci (to reach) · uk приїзди́ти (to get to a certain place) · tum fika (to reach) · tyv чедип келир (to get to a certain place) · dsb pśijězdźowaś (to reach) · az gəlmək (to reach) · acw وصل (to reach) · et saabuma (to reach) · th สู่ (to reach) · ur آمدہ ہونا (to reach) · af aankom (to get to a certain place) · ny fika (to reach) · fr réussir (to obtain a level of success or fame) · ru дости́чь (to obtain a level of success or fame) · it arrivare (to get to a certain place) · mr येणे (to reach) · la pervenio (to get to a certain place) · cs přicházet (to get to a certain place) · ms tiba (to get to a certain place) · pt vencer (to obtain a level of success or fame) · chr ᎦᎷᎦ (to get to a certain place) · ln kóma (to get to a certain place) · be далята́ць (to reach) · my ရောက် (to reach) · sk doraziť (to reach) · ru приезжа́ть (to get to a certain place) · de erreichen (to reach) · cs dolétat (to reach) · rm arrivar (to reach) · vi đến (to get to a certain place) · nl het gemaakt hebben (to obtain a level of success or fame) · ary وصل (to get to a certain place) · el φτάνω (to get to a certain place) · cs dojet (to reach) · fy berikke (to reach) · ru доезжа́ть (to reach) · de einlangen (to get to a certain place) · grc ἱκάνω (to reach) · csm hý·ja (to reach) · id capai (to obtain a level of success or fame) · pl dojść (do czegoś) (to obtain a level of success or fame) · hi पहुँचना (to reach) · fa-ira رَسیدَن (to reach) · uk доїжджа́ти (to reach) · sh доспети (to reach) · pl dojeżdżać (to reach) · be прыязджа́ць (to get to a certain place) · frr uunkem (to reach) · ary نجح (to obtain a level of success or fame) · fr arriver (to get to a certain place) · ltg atsarast (to reach) · da ankomme (to reach) · am ደረሰ (to reach) · nrf arriver (to reach) · cs přijít (to get to a certain place) · el φτάνω (to reach) · ltg dativēt (to reach) · ja 到着する (to reach) · tl dumating (to reach) · sv ankomma (to reach) · sv ankomma (to get to a certain place) · es llegar (to reach) · grc ἱκνέομαι (to reach) · hu megérkezik (to get to a certain place) · tl dumating (to obtain a level of success or fame) · he הִגִּיעַ (to reach) · eo alveni (to reach) · fi saapua (to get to a certain place) · be прыбы́ць (to get to a certain place) · fy bereitsje (to reach) · fi saapua (to reach) · ckb گەیشتن (to get to a certain place) · tsg datung (to get to a certain place) · evn эмэ- (to get to a certain place) · cs přilétat (to get to a certain place) · fo koma (to reach) · sk dosiahnuť (to obtain a level of success or fame) · ru приходи́ть (to get to a certain place) · pl przybyć (to get to a certain place) · prs رَسِیدَن (to reach) · mi taetae (to reach) · kk كەلىپ ٴتۇسۋ (to get to a certain place) · nl aankomen (to get to a certain place) · wa ariver (to get to a certain place) · ur پہنچنا (to get to a certain place) · lo ມາ (to get to a certain place) · scn arrivari (to get to a certain place) · cs dojít (to reach) · ja 着く (to reach) · nl arriveren (to get to a certain place) · cy cyrraedd (to reach) · eve эм- (to get to a certain place) · pl przylecieć (to get to a certain place) · msk abot (to get to a certain place) · pl dochodzić (to reach) · dsb pśijěś (to reach) · nds-de ankamen (to reach) · af arriveer (to reach) · sh doletjeti (to reach) · grc πάρειμι (to reach) · nl bereiken (to reach) · ru прибыва́ть (to get to a certain place) · mi tae (to get to a certain place) · es llegar (to get to a certain place) · sq arrij (to reach) · gl chegar (to reach) · cs dojíždět (to reach) · fy oankomme (to get to a certain place) · sc arribbari (to reach) · ar وَصَلَ (to reach) · bn আগমন করা (to reach) · th มาถึง (to reach) · cy cyrraedd (to get to a certain place) · uk прийти́ (to get to a certain place) · mrw danon (to reach) · sco win tae (to reach) · cmn 到達 /到达 (to reach) · rm river (to get to a certain place) · pt chegar (to get to a certain place) · be дахо́дзіць (to reach) · ru дое́хать (to reach) · hsb dochadźeć (to reach) · th ถึง (to get to a certain place) · nrf arriver (to get to a certain place) · rm river (to reach) · sc arrivare (to reach) · sq vij (to get to a certain place) · hi पहुँचना (to get to a certain place) · da ankomme (to get to a certain place) · mn хүрэх (to reach) · qu chamuy (to reach) · csm hý·ja (to get to a certain place) · eu heldu (to reach) · vec rivar (to reach) · ur آنا (to reach) · pl przyjechać (to get to a certain place) · be даляце́ць (to reach) · pl dojechać (to reach) · kk kelip túsý (to get to a certain place) · ru долета́ть (to reach) · wa ariver (to obtain a level of success or fame) · hsb přińć (to get to a certain place) · vec rivar (to get to a certain place) · dsb pśiś (to reach) · be дае́хаць (to reach) · sah кэл (to get to a certain place) · kk كەلۋ (to get to a certain place) · ro ajunge (to get to a certain place) · yue 到 (to reach) · ltg atīt (to reach) · lo ຈູ້ (to get to a certain place) · de kommen (to reach) · ajp وصل (to reach) · la advenio (to get to a certain place) · mi taetae (to get to a certain place) · sk prísť (to get to a certain place) · bg присти́гам (to reach) · sl prispeti (to reach) · bg пристигам (to get to a certain place) · cs přijíždět (to get to a certain place) · hu elér (to reach) · grc ἀφικνέομαι (to reach) · uli dogdog (to reach) · tr varmak (to reach) · sk dôjsť (to reach) · rm arrivar (to get to a certain place) · fi tulla perille (to get to a certain place) · ja 到着する (to get to a certain place) · ca arribar (to get to a certain place) · be пры́йсці (to get to a certain place) · got 𐌰𐍄𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to reach) · id sampai (to reach) · yi אָנקומען (to reach) · sc erribbai (to reach) · vi đến (to reach) · dsb pśichadaś (to reach) · pl dojść (to reach) · ru дойти́ (to reach) · pl przylatywać (to get to a certain place) · sv anlända (to get to a certain place) · km ដល់ (to get to a certain place) · cs dorazit (to reach) · bg стигам (to get to a certain place) · be прыляце́ць (to get to a certain place) · lol kita (to get to a certain place) · rm rivar (to reach) · uk приї́хати (to get to a certain place) · sc arribbai (to get to a certain place) · rm arivar (to reach) · th ถึง (to reach) · mr पोहोचणे (to reach) · uk дої́хати (to reach) · af arriveer (to get to a certain place) · bg дости́гам (to reach) · ja 着く (to get to a certain place) · hu beérkezik (to obtain a level of success or fame) · be прыбыва́ць (to get to a certain place) · fy bereitsje (to get to a certain place) · pap yega (to get to a certain place) · kg kukuma (to reach) · lo ດົນ (to get to a certain place) · wa avni (to reach) · sq arrij (to obtain a level of success or fame) · kk kelý (to get to a certain place) · fy oankomme (to reach) · hu érkezik (to get to a certain place) · io arivar (to reach) · hi आना (to reach) · es tener éxito (to obtain a level of success or fame) · cs přibývat impf přibýt (to get to a certain place) · be прылята́ць (to get to a certain place) · es arribar (to get to a certain place) · msk datung (to get to a certain place) · be дайсці́ (to reach) · ru прибы́ть (to get to a certain place) · ba килеп етеү (to reach) · kk келіп жету (to get to a certain place) · ru прие́хать (to get to a certain place) · qu chayay (to get to a certain place) · ary وصل (to reach) · nl arriveren (to reach) · az varid olmaq (to reach) · ckb گەیشتن (to obtain a level of success or fame) · es lograr (to obtain a level of success or fame) · cs dorážet (to reach) · lo ເຖິງ (to get to a certain place) · id sampai (to get to a certain place) · kk келіп түсу (to get to a certain place) · lo ຊອດ (to get to a certain place) · ko 도착하다 (to reach) · mrw oma (to get to a certain place) · tyv ап чедер (to get to a certain place) · sh dospeti (to reach) · tet to'o (to reach) · lt atvykti (to reach) · id gapai (to reach) · de einlaufen (to get to a certain place) · hi आगमन (to reach) · ktu kuma (to get to a certain place) · hsb přichadźeć (to get to a certain place) · la pervenio (to reach) · fy berikke (to get to a certain place) · it giungere (to reach) · ko 도착하다 (to get to a certain place) · an plegar (to reach) · grc ἀφικάνω (to reach) · cs přiletět (to get to a certain place) · lv atbraukt (to reach) · cmn 到達 /到达 (to get to a certain place) · my ရောက် (to get to a certain place) · mbf sampei (to reach) · scn arruvari (to reach) · tyv чедер (to reach) · sco win tae (to get to a certain place) · de ankommen (to get to a certain place) · eo alveni (to get to a certain place) · tl dumating (to get to a certain place) · sc arribbai (to reach) · lv ierasties (to reach) · oc arribar (to reach) · nl bereiken (to obtain a level of success or fame) · id capai (to reach) · ar وَصَلَ (to get to a certain place) · bg явя́вам се (to reach) · cs dorazit (to get to a certain place) · mi tae (to reach) · lo ເຖິງ (to reach) · cs dorážet (to get to a certain place) · cs docházet (to reach) · mnc ᡳᠰᡳᠨ᠋ᠠᠮᠪᡳ (to reach) · hy հասնել (to reach) · sk prichádzať (to get to a certain place) · chr ᎦᎷᎦ (to reach) · uk дохо́дити (to reach) · az gəlib çatmaq (to reach) · rm arivar (to get to a certain place) · sc arribbari (to get to a certain place)