arrive in English: To get to a place at the end of a journey. (verb)

Translation

To get to a place at the end of a journey.

Word origin

From Old French ariver, from a Latin phrase ad ripam meaning to the shore, first used of boats reaching land.

Origin: Old French
Root: ariver

Grammar

Verb typeregular (arrive, arrives, arrived)

Examples

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"Arrive" means to get to a place.

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"Arrives" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Arrived" is the past form of "arrive".

Related words

come

To move towards the person who is speaking, or to arrive at a place.

leave

To go away from a place or person, or to let something stay where it is.

reach

To arrive at a place, or to stretch out your hand to touch something.

go

To move or travel from one place to another.

meet

To come together with someone in the same place, often for the first time.

approach

To come closer to a person, a place or a time.

presence

The fact that a person or a thing is in a place.

await

To wait for something or someone. It is a more formal word than wait.

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