Inflected forms: ar·rived, ar·riv·ing, ar·rives 1. To reach a destination. 2. To come at length; take place: The day of reckoning has arrived.3. To achieve success or recognition: He had finally arrived as a designer.
PHRASAL VERB:
arrive at To reach through effort or a process: arrive at a decision after much thought.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English ariven, from Old French ariver, from Vulgar Latin *arrpre, to reach the shore : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin rpa, shore.
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re, to reach the shore : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin r
