verb
arrive
uh-RYV
verb
1
To reach a place after travelling.
"We arrived at the hotel just before midnight."
"The package should arrive by Friday."
2
To reach a certain moment, stage, or level of success.
"After years of struggle, she finally felt she had arrived as a chef."
"Winter has arrived early this year."
How to Use Arrive
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo get to a place, or to reach a point in time or in your career.
Common mistake
Use "arrive at/in", never "arrive to" — say "arrive in London" or "arrive at the station."
Common pairings
arrive at
arrive on time
arrive late
newly arrived
Word Forms
arrived past tense, arrives singular
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Etymology
From Old French ariver, ultimately from Latin ad ripam, "to the shore" — the original sense was literally "to reach land."