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Added 9 October 2026

arrive

/əˈɹaɪv/ verb

In Latin: advenio, pervenio, devenio Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about arrive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To reach; to get to a certain place.
We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.
To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
He had finally arrived on Broadway.
To come; said of time.
The time has arrived for us to depart.

Origin

From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome. For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).

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