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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ar·rive \\ə-ˈrīv\\ intransitive verb ( ar·rived ; ar·riv·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English ariven, from Anglo-French ariver, from Vulgar Latin * arripare to come to shore, from Latin ad- + ripa shore — more at rive
DATE 13th century
1. a. to reach a destination b. to make an appearance the guests have arrived2. a. archaic : happen b. to be near in time : come the moment has arrived3. to achieve success• ar·riv·er noun • • • - arrive at
arrive c.1200, from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . ariver "to come to land," from V.L. *arripare "to touch the shore," from L. ad ripam "to the shore," from ad "to" + ripa "shore," with an original meaning of coming ashore after a long voyage. Sense of "to come to a position or state of mind" is from late 14 c.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englisharrive
verb ADV. early, late | shortly, soon We should arrive shortly. | finally We finally arrived at our destination late that evening. | on time, punctually | safe and sound, safely | unannounced My uncle arrived unannounced yesterday evening. VERB + ARRIVE be due to We are due to arrive in Rome at ten o'clock. | fail to The package failed to arrive. PREP. at We arrived at the hotel late. | in I should arrive in London tomorrow morning. PHRASES the first/last to arrive Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ arrivear·rive / E5raiv / verb[V] 1. ( abbr. arr.) ~ (at / in / on...) to get to a place, especially at the end of a journey 到达；抵达: I'll wait until they arrive. 我会一直等到他们来。 I was pleased to hear you arrived home safely. 听说你平安到家我很高兴。 to arrive early / late for a meeting 开会早到/迟到 She'll arrive in New York at noon. 她将在正午抵达纽约。 The train arrived at the station 20 minutes late. 火车迟了 20 分钟到站。 By the time I arrived on the scene, it was all over. 我来到现场时,一切都已结束。 We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late. 我们很晚才回到了旅馆。 The police arrived to arrest him. 警察赶来逮捕了他。 2. (of things 东西) to be brought to sb 送达；寄到: A letter arrived for you this morning. 今天上午来了一封给你的信。 Send your application to arrive by 31 October. 申请信要在 10 月 31 日前寄到。 We waited an hour for our lunch to arrive. 我们等午饭等了一小时。 The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year. 明年初该新产品就会在超级市场上架。 3. (of an event or a moment 事件或时刻) to happen or to come, especially when you have been waiting for it 发生；到来: The wedding day finally arrived. 婚礼这一天终于到来。 The baby arrived (= was born) early. 婴儿早早地出生了。 IDIOMS ▪ sb has ar'rived ( informal) somebody has become successful 某人成功了: He knew he had arrived when he was shortlisted for the Booker prize. 被列入布克小说作品奖决选名单后,他知道自己成功了。 PHRASAL VERBS ▪ ar'rive at sth to decide on or find sth, especially after discussion and thought 达成(协议)；作出(决议等)；得出(结论等) SYN reach : to arrive at an agreement / a decision / a conclusion 达成协议；作出决定；得出结论 to arrive at the truth 找到真理
arrive verb
⇨ arrive (arrive home safely) ⇨ come 2 (The day finally arrived.) ⇨ succeed (He knew he had arrived.) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged See arrivé
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ar·rive\əˈrīv\ verb( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English ariven, from Old French ariver, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin arripare to land, come to shore, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin -ripare (from Latin ripa bank, shore) — more at rive intransitive verb1. a. : to reach a destination : come to the end of a journey < they arrived by plane at midnight > b. : to make an appearance : come upon the scene < the crowd became silent when the officers arrived >2. a. : to gain or achieve an end especially by conscious effort : attain or reach a state of mind or a position — used with at < many attempts to arrive at an understanding — C.L.Jones > b. : to reach or come to a stage of development especially by the passage of time : attain — used with at < moved out to the suburb last year when their eldest child was arriving at school age — F.L.Allen >3. a. archaic : to come to pass : happen , occur < any such event may arrive to a woman — Henry Fielding > b. : to be near or at hand in time : come < the time to go finally arrived >4. : to achieve success or gain recognition : be successful < believed that a man who has not arrived by forty will never arrive — Catherine D. Bowen >transitive verb1. obsolete : to cause to arrive : bring , convey < and made the sea-trod ship arrive them near — George Chapman >2. archaic : to come to : reach < ere he arrive the happy isle — John Milton >
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