Definitions for arrive
əˈraɪvar·rive

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1. arrive, get, come(verb)

   reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

   "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

2. arrive, make it, get in, go far(verb)

   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!"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. arrive(Verb)

   to reach

   Etymology: From ariver, from *arripare, from ad + ripa. For the sense-derivation, compare land.

2. arrive(Verb)

   to get to a certain place

   We arrived and booked in.

   Etymology: From ariver, from *arripare, from ad + ripa. For the sense-derivation, compare land.

3. arrive(Verb)

   to obtain a level of success or fame.

   He had finally arrived on Broadway.

   Etymology: From ariver, from *arripare, from ad + ripa. For the sense-derivation, compare land.

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1. Arrive(verb)

   to come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from

   Etymology: [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.]

2. Arrive(verb)

   to reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment

   Etymology: [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.]

3. Arrive(verb)

   to come; said of time; as, the time arrived

   Etymology: [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.]

4. Arrive(verb)

   to happen or occur

   Etymology: [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.]

5. Arrive(verb)

   to bring to shore

   Etymology: [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.]

6. Arrive(verb)

   to reach; to come to

   Etymology: [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.]

7. Arrive(noun)

   arrival

   Etymology: [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.]

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1. Arrive

   Arrive is a Norwegian information technology company owned by Norges Statsbaner that offers a wide range of Information Technology services, primarily targeting the railway and public transport sector, with the NSB corporation being the dominant customer. The company has 70 employees, is based in Oslo and was created in 2001 as a limited company, though had been a separate division within NSB since 1970.

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1. Arrive

   ar-rīv′, v.i. to reach any place: to attain to any object (with at).—ns. Arrīv′al, the act of arriving: persons or things that arrive; Arrīv′ance (Shak.), company arriving. [O. Fr. ariver—Low L. adripāre—L. ad, to, ripa, a bank.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'arrive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3404

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'arrive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3601

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'arrive' in Verbs Frequency: #162

Anagrams for arrive »

1. ravier, varier

2. Ravier

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of arrive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of arrive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of arrive in a Sentence

1. Andrew Hollenhorst:

   We would expect a peak should arrive sometime in late May or June, with continuing claims falling as rehiring resumes, the speed of the decline will indicate how fast rehiring is occurring.

2. Leif Ristroph:

   These experiments tell an origin story for oriented meteorites, the very aerodynamic forces that melt and reshape meteoroids in flight also stabilize [them] so that a cone shape can be carved and ultimately arrive on Earth.

3. Van Der Klaauw:

   It took days and days to organize safe passage. It did arrive in Aden last Saturday. It was the first time we got a convoy into Aden for weeks.

4. Roger Federer:

   I take the impacts and threat of climate change very seriously, particularly as my family and I arrive in Australia amidst devastation from the bushfires, as the father of four young children and a fervent supporter of universal education, I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the youth climate movement, and I am grateful to young climate activists for pushing us all to examine our behaviors and act on innovative solutions.

5. T. S. Eliot:

   We shall not cease from our exploration And at the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time

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