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ar·rive
(ə-rīv′)intr.v. ar·rived, ar·riv·ing, ar·rives
Phrasal Verb: 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.
arrive at
To reach through effort or a process: arrive at a decision after much thought.
[Middle English ariven, from Old French ariver, from Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre, to reach the shore : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin rīpa, shore.]
ar·riv′er n.
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arrive
(əˈraɪv)vb (intr)
1. to come to a certain place during or after a journey; reach a destination
2. (foll by at) to agree upon; reach: to arrive at a decision.
3. to occur eventually: the moment arrived when pretence was useless.
4. informal (of a baby) to be born
5. informal to attain success or gain recognition
[C13: from Old French ariver, from Vulgar Latin arrīpāre (unattested) to land, reach the bank, from Latin ad to + rīpa river bank]
arˈriver n
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ar•rive
(əˈraɪv)v.i. -rived, -riv•ing.
1. to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: We finally arrived in Rome.
2. to come to be present: The moment to act has arrived.
3. to attain a position of success in the world.
4. Archaic. to happen.
5. arrive at, to reach or attain; come to.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French a(r)river < Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre to come to land, v. derivative of Latin ad rīpam to the riverbank]
ar•riv′er, n.
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arrive
reach1. 'arrive'
You use arrive or reach to say that someone comes to a place at the end of a journey.
I'll tell Professor Sastri you've arrived.
He reached Bath in the late afternoon.
You usually say that someone arrives at a place.
We arrived at Victoria Station at 3 o'clock.
However, you say that someone arrives in a country or city.
He had arrived in France slightly ahead of schedule.
The ambassador arrived in Paris today.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'arrives to' a place.
Be Careful!
Don't use a preposition after arrive in front of home, here, there, somewhere, or anywhere.
We arrived home and I carried my suitcases up the stairs.
I arrived here yesterday.
She rarely arrives anywhere on time.
2. 'reach'
Reach always takes a direct object. Don't say that someone 'reaches at' a place or that they 'have just reached'.
It was dark by the time I reached their house.
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arrive
Past participle: arrived
Gerund: arriving
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Verb | 1. | arrive - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" drive in - arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country" land, put down, bring down - cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" roll up - arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes" get - reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" attain, reach, hit - reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" flood in - arrive in great numbers move in, pull in, get in, draw in - of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" plump in - arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning" |
2. | arrive - succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
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arrive
verb
1. come, appear, enter, turn up, show up (informal), materialize, draw near Fresh groups of guests arrived.
come go, leave, retire, withdraw, disappear, exit, go away, vanish, depart, take (your) leave, pack your bags (informal)
come go, leave, retire, withdraw, disappear, exit, go away, vanish, depart, take (your) leave, pack your bags (informal)
2. occur, happen, take place, ensue, transpire, fall, befall They needed to be much further forward before winter arrived.
3. (Informal) succeed, make it (informal), triumph, do well, thrive, flourish, be successful, make good, prosper, cut it (informal), reach the top, become famous, make the grade (informal), get to the top, crack it (informal), hit the jackpot (informal), turn out well, make your mark (informal), achieve recognition, do all right for yourself (informal) These are cars which show you've arrived.
arrive at something
1. reach, make, get to, enter, land at, get as far as She arrived at the airport early this morning.
2. achieve, get, come to, reach, effect, complete, obtain, accomplish, execute, bring about, attain, consummate The jury could not arrive at a unanimous decision.
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arrive
verb1. To come to a particular place:
Slang: blow in.
Idiom: make an appearance.
arrive at
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Translations
يَصِليَصِلُ
přijítdojítdorazitpřijet
ankommekomme
alveni
saapuatulla perille
doći
elérérkezikmegérkezik
koma
着く
도착하다
atvykėlis
ierasties
prispeti
ankomma
มาถึง
đến
arrive
[əˈraɪv] VI1. [person, taxi, letter, meal etc] → llegar, arribar (esp LAm); [time, winter, event etc] → llegar
to arrive (up)on the scene → entrar en escena
to arrive (up)on the scene → entrar en escena
arrive at VI + PREP [+ decision, solution] → llegar a; [+ perfection] → lograr, alcanzar
we finally arrived at a price → por fin convenimos (en) un precio
they finally arrived at the idea of doing → finalmente llegaron a la conclusión de hacer ...
how did you arrive at this figure? → ¿cómo has llegado a esta cifra?
we finally arrived at a price → por fin convenimos (en) un precio
they finally arrived at the idea of doing → finalmente llegaron a la conclusión de hacer ...
how did you arrive at this figure? → ¿cómo has llegado a esta cifra?
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
arrive
[əˈraɪv] vi [person, train] → arriver; [letter] → arriverI arrived at 5 o'clock → Je suis arrivé à cinq heures.
arrive at
vt fus (= reach) [+ decision, figure] → parvenir àCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
arrive
vi
(= come) → ankommen, eintreffen (geh); (= be born) → ankommen; to arrive home → nach Hause kommen; (esp after journey etc) → zu Hause ankommen; to arrive at a town/the airport → in einer Stadt/am Flughafen ankommen or eintreffen (geh); the train will arrive at platform 10 → der Zug läuft auf Gleis 10 ein; the great day arrived → der große Tag kam; a new era has arrived! → ein neues Zeitalter ist angebrochen!; the time has arrived for something/to do something → die Zeit für etw ist gekommen, die Zeit ist reif für etw/etw zu tun; television has not arrived here yet → das Fernsehen ist noch nicht bis hier durchgedrungen; to arrive at a decision → zu einer Entscheidung kommen or gelangen; to arrive at the age of … → das Alter von … Jahren erreichen; to arrive at an answer/a conclusion/result → zu einer Antwort/einem Schluss/Ergebnis kommen; to arrive at a price → auf einen Preis kommen; (= agree on) → sich auf einen Preis einigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
arrive
[əˈraɪv] vi (gen) → arrivare; (day, time) → arrivare, giungerearrive at vi + prep (place, price) → arrivare a; (decision, solution) → arrivare a, giungere a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
arrive
(əˈraiv) verb to reach (a place, the end of a journey etc). They arrived home last night; The parcel arrived yesterday.
arˈrival noun1. the act of arriving. I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.
2. a person, thing etc that has arrived. I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.
arrive at to reach. The committee failed to arrive at a decision.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
arrive
→ يَصِلُ přijít ankomme ankommen φτάνω llegar saapua arriver doći arrivare 着く 도착하다 aankomen ankomme przybyć chegar прибывать ankomma มาถึง varmak đến 到达Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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