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arrive
Definitions
[əˈrʌɪv], (Verb)
Definitions:
- reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey
(e.g: we arrived at his house and knocked at the door)
- (of an event or a particular moment) happen or come
(e.g: we will be in touch with them when the time arrives)
- reach (a conclusion or decision)
(e.g: they arrived at the same conclusion)
- (of a baby) be born
(e.g: he will feel jealous when a new baby arrives)
- achieve success or recognition
(e.g: he still has to pinch himself to be sure he really has arrived)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘reach the shore after a voyage’): from Old French ariver, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + ripa ‘shore’
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